Healthy and Active Ageing
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 32258
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aging; dementia; cognition; spatial cognition; spatial memory; topographical disorientation; mild cognitive impairment; driving behavior; awareness; quantitative methods
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Interests: aging; dementia; spatial cognition; spatial memory; topographical disorientation; mild cognitive impairment; driving behavior; driver distraction; quantitative methods
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2. Department of Education Science, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Umberto I, 70120 Bari, BA, Italy
Interests: ageing; spatial cognition; spatial memory; topographical disorientation; familiarity; sketch maps; quantitative methods
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global phenomenon of ageing implies personal, medical, social, cultural, and economic issues. While the increase in longevity is undoubtedly a success of the current welfare systems, it requires that we take care of the psychophysical and relational well-being of individuals, promoting an effective self-monitoring of both the progressive functional losses and the emergence of age-related diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines healthy ageing as “the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age”. An effective interaction between the intrinsic capacity of the individual and the relevant environmental characteristics (home, community and broader society, the built environment, people and their relationships, attitudes and values, health and social policies) is a requirement for healthy ageing. Moreover, in order to turn ageing into a positive experience, the WHO has adopted the term “active ageing” to define “the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age”. Thus, during the entire course of their life people should act in favor of their physical, social, and psychological wellbeing, according to their needs, drives, and skills.
This Special Issue in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is devoted to collecting theoretical and empirical contributions on the demographic, social, economic, cultural, environmental, and personal/behavioral determinants of healthy and active ageing.
Manuscripts on risk/protective factors associated with age-related diseases, quality of life, assessment and prevention, effective treatments and interventions, age-friendly and safe environments, and social support are particularly welcome.
Prof. Dr. Andrea Bosco
Dr. Alessandro Oronzo Caffò
Dr. Antonella Lopez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- active ageing
- healthy ageing
- health policies
- health promotion
- human wellbeing–environment interaction
- assessment and intervention
- technology and virtual reality
- individual differences
- spatial cognition
- cognitive reserve
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