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| 'Wellness': prevention and the sustainability of health and well-being in older age | | Author(s) | Nat Lievesley, Eric Midwinter |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Policy on Ageing - CPA |
| Publisher | Centre for Policy on Ageing, London, 2013 |
| Pages | 107 pp |
| Source | http://www.cpa.org.uk/information/reviews/Wellness... |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Well being ; Preventative medicine ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Prevention and the pursuit of good health and wellü-being in older age is a broad and wide-ranging topic. This report does not claim to be exhaustive, but attempts to show as much as possible of the overall picture. It is arranged in four main sections, starting with background on the concept of wellness, preventive education, and focusing on the older person. Section Two, Prevention, covers many of the issues involved, for example, trends in health expectancy, assessing individual risk, and health inequalities. The report cites evidence from longitudinal studies and statistical series illustrative of adopting a healthy lifestyle, physical activity, life-long learning, volunteering, and moderating consumption. This section ends with medical interventions (preventive medication, screening and vaccination), falls prevention, and telehealth. In Section Three, practical programmes and solutions, the focus is on helping older people to stay well in their own homes. Conclusions and recommendations in Section Four cover individual initiative and societal support. The authors observe that while any proposed prevention strategy should be olderü-person focused, any longer term strategy must be a life-cycle one, starting with the healthy child. Based on research reviews carried out in 2011 and 2012, the report is aimed at a wide readership including policy makers, commissioners, health and social care professionals and interested lay people, many of whom may be directly affected by the topics discussed. Assistance from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) as part of its Ageing Society programme, and from Bupa in funding this report is acknowledged. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150910001 E |
| Classmark | CC: D:F:5HH: LK2: 3A:6KC |
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