SynthesisBMC health services research2016
Scoping review of health promotion and disease prevention interventions addressed to elderly people.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Human-animal relationships in older persons: from pet companionship to animal-assisted interventions. A position statement.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2026Review
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- Breaking the cycle: how Spain's dependency care system creates occupational inequalities in geriatric nursing assistants and the need for reform.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Health knowledge needs of administrative staff and related influencing factors: a cross-sectional data from Yuxi, China.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Targeting belongingness among older people through engagement in senior centres: intervention development study in Denmark.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- The middle-aged and older Chinese adults' health using actigraphy in Taiwan (MOCHA-T): protocol for a multidimensional dataset of health and lifestyle.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The Perspective of Rehabilitation Nurses on Physical Exercise in the Rehabilitation of Older People in the Community: A Qualitative Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Using the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework to Track Wellness and Health Promotion Priorities of Older Adults in the Global Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Intrinsic Capacities, Functional Ability, Physiological Systems, and Caregiver Support: A Targeted Synthesis of Effective Interventions and International Recommendations for Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Participation in Population Health Interventions by Older Adults in Poland: Barriers and Enablers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Optimism and survival: health behaviors as a mediator-a ten-year follow-up study of Chinese elderly people.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Elderly: The Perspective of Nursing Students.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Older person's experiences of benefits gained from the support and advice given during preventive home visits.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2021Article
- Development and Effectiveness of a Community Capacity Building Program for the Wellness of Traditional Marketplace Merchants: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe ageing of modern societies remains one of the greatest challenges for health and social systems. To respond to this challenge, we need effective strategies assuring healthy active life for elderly people. Health promotion and related activities are perceived as a key intervention, which can improve wellbeing in later life. The main aim of this study is the identification and classification of such interventions addressed to older adults and elderly. Therefore, the strategy based on the scoping review as a feasible tool for exploring this domain, summarizing research findings and identifying gaps of evidence, was applied.
methodsThe scoping review relies on the analysis of previous reviews of interventions aimed at older adults (55-64 years old) and elderly persons (65 years and above) assessed for their effectiveness in the framework of a systematic review and/or meta-analysis. The search strategy was based on the identification of interventions reported as health promotion, primary disease prevention, screening or social support. In the analysis, the reviews published from January 2000 to April 2015 were included.
resultsThe search strategy yielded 334 systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses addressed to target groups of interest, 182 of them assessed interventions belonging to health promotion, 219 to primary prevention, 34 to screening and 35 to social support. The studies focused on elderly (65 years and above) made up 40.4 % of all retrieved reviews and those addressing population of 55 years and above accounted for 24.0 %.
conclusionsInterventions focused on health maintenance and improvement in elderly and older adults represent frequently combined health promotion and disease prevention actions. Many interventions of this type are not addressed exclusively to elderly populations and/or older adults but are designed for the general population. The most common types of interventions addressed to elderly and older adults in the area of health promotion include health education, behavior modification and health communication.
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