Promoting Healthy and Active Ageing: A Multidisciplinary Approach

This book showcases the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary intervention strategy for promoting active and healthy ageing, supported by dedicated technological resources. The AGA@4life model, based on a holistic and individual assessment protocol, aims to prevent frailty, functional, cognitive, and social decline in the elderly through personalized exercise programs, nutrition education, cognitive stimulation, co-morbidity monitoring, therapeutic counselling, and overall well-being promotion. It is of interest to researchers, professionals, and students in ageing and health, gerontology, and preventative and holistic approaches to well-being.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 166 pages
Publication date: 28 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book showcases the remarkable effectiveness of a multidisciplinary intervention strategy in fostering active and healthy aging, supported by dedicated technological resources. By adopting an applied approach, this book advocates for active and healthy aging by implementing an intervention model rooted in the comprehensive geriatric approach (AGA). The proposed AGA@4life model, a holistic and multidisciplinary individual assessment protocol, leads to the design and implementation of tailored intervention strategies aimed at preventing the frailty, functional, cognitive, and social decline of older individuals.

Intervention actions revolve around personalized exercise programs, nutrition education, cognitive stimulation, co-morbidity monitoring, therapeutic counseling, and the overall promotion of well-being. This book holds immense appeal to researchers, professionals, and students engaged in the fields of aging and health, gerontology, and preventative and holistic approaches to well-being.

Weight: 230g
Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032104249