Healthy Ageing and Lifestyle Medicine: Current Knowledge and Future Direction
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Community Care".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 433
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lifestyle medicine, health promotion and prevention interventions; physical activity and nutrition
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Interests: patient safety; clinical pathways; quality in healthcare; healthcare planning and organization; lifestyle medicine and safety
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Population ageing is a major 21st century phenomenon that is also known as the third demographic transition and it is estimated that by 2050, there will be an increase in the number of people aged 65 and over. The World Health Organization defines healthy ageing as “the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability (i.e., people’s capabilities of being and doing what they have reason to value) that enables well-being in older age”.
From a public health perspective, the emerging health needs for the global population have become fundamental in this field and it is clear that the healthcare systems need to adapt to this change and reorganise themselves, as the current models of care are inadequate to meet the health needs of a rapidly ageing population. In this scenario, lifestyle medicine, health promotion and prevention interventions have become imperative, reflecting a major shift in our society towards an emphasis on healthy and safety lifestyles.
This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality articles that provide valuable insights and practical implications for improving active and healthy ageing among the global population. We are interested in studies that investigate new approaches or innovative strategies for promoting longevity and lifestyle medicine.
For this Special Issue, we are looking for original research, review articles, short reports, brief commentaries and case reports. We look forward to receiving your submissions and appreciate your valuable contributions to this Special Issue.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Geriatrics.
Dr. Alice Masini
Prof. Dr. Massimiliano Panella
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- active aging
- healthy ageing
- aging population
- longevity
- lifestyle medicine
- healthcare
- care model
- policy
- quality of life
- well-being
- safety
- systematic reviews
- scoping reviews
- narrative reviews
- observational studies
- quasi-experimental studies
- randomized control trials
- qualitative study
- mixed methods research
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