Aging and Quality of Life: Second Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Aging is a social issue in some countries. This is because aging brings increased medical and long-term care costs and social losses due to informal care. The most common diseases that increase with age are cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, orthopedic diseases and Alzheimer’s disease. Although treatments for these diseases have been developed, they cannot completely prevent or cure the onset of these diseases. It is necessary to prevent the onset of these diseases that tend to occur with aging, and to provide treatment and social systems that support such prevention and treatment so that people can return to their normal state as much as possible after the onset of these diseases. We welcome the results of scientific research on these topics.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to consolidate the latest findings on age-related diseases and their treatment and healthcare systems. Rehabilitation will play an important role in treating age-related diseases, while healthcare systems will include prevention and prophylactic programs. It is also important to clarify the effects of aging from the perspective of the quality of life.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Systematic reviews on treatment and healthcare systems for age-related diseases;
• Research on novel perspectives on the relationship between aging and health-related quality of life;
• Advanced reports on prevention programs for age-related diseases;
• Longitudinal studies of lifestyle-related disease rehabilitation with health-related quality of life as an outcome.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Shinichi Noto
Guest Editor

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