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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"active ageing"”.
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Fostering social innovation for active ageing : tackling later life loneliness
… framework called Social Innovation for Active Ageing (SIFAA), as a way to develop more radical-digital loneliness interventions. SIFAA blends social innovation and activity theory of ageing and in doing so, expands current knowledge in both areas. To highlight the strengths and …
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’Active ageing’ and health: an exploration of longitudinal data for four European countries
WHO has promoted the idea of ‘Active Ageing’ as a strategy for promoting health and well-being among older people. Ageing well can be achieved by keeping active and involved in a broader range of activities than those normally associated with productivity. In this research three domains of …
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Towards active ageing: A comparative study of experiences of older Ghanaians in Australia and Ghana
Population ageing has become a central feature of the 21st century, as most countries search for economically viable strategies to support and manage their ageing populations to live in a dignified way. In 2002, the World Health Organisation (WHO) proposed the active ageing policy framework to …
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Active Ageing with Music and Technology: Meaningful Participation and the Situated Use of Technology in Community Music
… benefits of communal artistic activity for the ageing population. The notion of “Active Ageing” also brings a new angle to the understanding of challenges and opportunities of emerging technologies. In this dissertation, I argue that recognising community music practices and technology use as …
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It's Personal and it's Professional: The meanings women Baby-boomers attribute to their ageing and 'working-out' with a personal trainer.
… Health Organization to revise its 2002 global ageing strategy. In the 2015 document, greater emphasis is given to the concept of active ageing, a lifestyle all individuals are encouraged to embrace as a way to facilitate ‘ageing well’. Such an ideal is in part fostered by the Baby-boomer …
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Experiences of Older Undergraduate Students in Higher Education: Constructions of Age and Gender
… backdrop of discourses such as 'successful' or 'active' ageing and ‘Lifelong Learning’, experiences of older age are explored in the context of undergraduate study. Drawing on the accounts of twenty-one undergraduate students and six recent graduates, the thesis explores social constructions of …
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Disability and work: investigating the over 50 population in Northern Ireland and England
… ongoing policy issues arising from the rapidly ageing populations found in many developed countries, including the UK. As such ‘active ageing’ continues to be a policy aim of many developed countries and while the term ‘active ageing’ is somewhat ambiguous it is generally accepted that …
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An exploration of services and member profiles at Senior Service Centres in the Western Cape, South Africa
… Health Organization (WHO) developed the global Active Ageing Policy Framework (AAPF) to inform the actions taken by countries to address the needs of older persons, acknowledging the different contexts and cultures. The WHO recommended that the framework should have been evaluated to test its …
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Ageing and Mobility- Making the Connections
… in recent years as part of discourses around active ageing and ageing independently. Here mobility is predominantly conceptualised in terms of its function for ensuring older people’s well-being and quality of life. It is therefore often seen as a “means to an end”, for instance in providing …
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An evaluation of healthcare professionals’ decision-making in the care of frail older people at end of life
There is a global demographic shift toward an ageing population, and in the UK the proportion those aged 65 and over continues to rise (ONS 2017). As people age, they are progressively more likely to live with complex co-morbidities, disability and frailty (Kings Fund 2014). Frailty has been …
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Understanding the role and meaning of food for older people through participant-driven photo-elicitation.
… to cooking and eating. The global population is ageing, people are living longer, and financial stability, physical ability and social connections are identified by older people as important for positive active ageing. Food is an occupation that can be connected to any or all of these areas. …
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Conception, design and evaluation of an ICT platform for independent living and remote health monitoring
The current society is dealing with a progressive ageing of the population. Life expectancy is constantly increasing and, at the same time, families tend to have less children than in the past. For these reasons, the global proportion of people aged 60 or over is expected to outnumber the younger …
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Obraz stáří a institucí péče o seniory. Reprezentace v deníku Blesk.
Diplomová práce se zabývá reprezentací a kategorizací stáří a péče o seniory a jejich změnami v mediálním diskurzu deníku Blesk. Teoreticky se zabývá definicemi stáří, popisem seniorů a způsobů péče o staré v České republice a změnami diskurzu stáří spojenými s vývojem sociální politiky a …
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Analisi socio-territoriale e studi gerontologici: norme, politiche e strumenti di misurazione
… positivo, tra i quali il successful ageing, fino ad approdare all'etichetta concettuale più utilizzata in ambito politico in Europa e oltre., l'active ageing. Si esplorano pertanto i risultati, in Europa e in Italia, dei punteggi dell'active ageing index. Di particolare interesse il …
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Análisis de la calidad de vida del alumnado del programa interuniversitario de la experiencia de la Universidad de Burgos en las sedes de Burgos y Aranda de Duero
El envejecimiento de la población es uno de los retos más importantes a los que nos enfrentamos, especialmente en la región de Castilla y León al ser uno de los territorios más envejecidos de Europa. Para facilitar el desarrollo personal y social de las personas mayores, así como una vida de …
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Evénements de santé et transition à la retraite des seniors en Belgique. Une approche biographique
La thèse de Mr. Banturiki porte sur une analyse socio-démographique réalisée dans une perspective biographique mettant en relation des événements vécus dans le parcours de vie et la transition à la retraite des seniors en Belgique. L’une des approches novatrices de ce travail est la …
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Factores e indicadores del trabajo sostenible en España: perspectiva de los trabajadores de más edad
Nos encontramos inmersos en un cambio de la estructura por edad de la población activa, que se intensificará en los próximos años. En este escenario, se contempla la prolongación de la vida laboral, lo que lleva a poner el foco en los trabajadores de más edad. El retraso en la edad de jubilación …