Supportive Systems for Active and Healthy Aging

Dear Colleagues,

The world population is aging in an unprecedented manner and the challenges for improving the lives of older adults, their families, and the communities in which they live are currently a strong political priority. The World Health Organization has recently endorsed the proposal for a ‘Decade for Healthy Ageing’ (2020–2030) that provides a set of priorities ranging from policy creations that enable people to live long and healthy lives, to collecting better global data on healthy aging, aligning the actual needs of older people with the health systems, and ensuring long-term care services that also support caregivers.

Within such a scope, developing supportive systems for older adults by means of digital solutions that are as user-centred and as personalized as possible has been a challenge for researchers from different backgrounds. Remote monitoring or online interventions targeting physical and mental health promotion constitute examples of the use of information and communication technologies aiming to allow older adults with diverse dependency levels to stay at home and remain active for as long as possible.

This Special Issue focuses on research on supportive systems for older adults, including a wide range of topics that focus on the promotion of aging in place solutions within an active and healthy aging approach. Topics of interest include but are not limited to research on digital solutions specifically targeting older adults’ autonomy, independence, health, wellbeing, and social connectedness.

Dr. Oscar Ribeiro
Dr. Anabela Silva
Prof. Dr. Nelson P. Rocha
Guest Editors

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