Updating the Evidence for Physical Activity: Summative Reviews of the Epidemiological Evidence, Prevalence, and Interventions to Promote “Active Aging” | Zendy

Adrian Bauman | Zendy; Dafna Merom | Zendy; Fiona Bull | Zendy; David M. Büchner | Zendy; Maria A. Fiatarone Singh | Zendy

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Updating the Evidence for Physical Activity: Summative Reviews of the Epidemiological Evidence, Prevalence, and Interventions to Promote “Active Aging”

Author(s) -

Adrian Bauman,

Dafna Merom,

Fiona Bull,

David M. Büchner,

Maria A. Fiatarone Singh

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnw031

Subject(s) - psychological intervention , gerontology , epidemiology , dementia , medicine , population ageing , population , disease , anxiety , environmental health , psychiatry , pathology

There is a global imperative to increase awareness of the emerging evidence on physical activity (PA) among older adults. "Healthy aging" has traditionally focused on preventing chronic disease, but greater efforts are required to reduce frailty and dependency and to maintain independent physical and cognitive function and mental health and well-being.

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