Healthy ageing: moving forward

Defining Integrated Knowledge Translation and Moving Forward: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Mobile Health Applications to Promote Active and Healthy Ageing

The European population is ageing, and there is a need for health solutions that keep older adults independent longer. With increasing access to mobile technology, such as smartphones and smartwatches, the development and use of mobile health applications is rapidly growing. To meet the societal challenge of changing demography, mobile health solutions are warranted that support older adults to...

Healthy ageing in the Nun Study: definition and neuropathologic correlates.

BACKGROUND Although the concept of healthy ageing has stimulated considerable interest, no generally accepted definition has been developed nor has its biological basis been determined. OBJECTIVE To develop a definition of healthy ageing and investigate its association with longevity and neuropathology. METHODS Analyses were based on cognitive, physical, and post-mortem assessments from 199...

Predictors of healthy ageing: public health policy targets

BACKGROUND The public health policy agenda oriented towards healthy ageing becomes the highest priority for the European countries. The article discusses the healthy ageing concept and its possible determinants with an aim to identify behavioral patterns related to healthy ageing in selected European countries. METHODS The healthy ageing is assessed based on a composite indicator of self-asse...

The timing pattern of selected muscles in male children with forward head posture compared to healthy control ones during running

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the muscular activity timing during running in male children with forward head posture compared to healthy control ones. methods: 12 healthy male children with forward head posture (age: 11.7±1.4 years; height: 149.7±6.2 cm; Mass: 38.0±4.7 kg) and 16 healthy male children (age: 11.8±1.5 years; height: 148.2±6.6 cm; mass: 39.6±0.4 kg) were volunt...