PHHD - Positive Aging: Promoting Health and Well-being in Older People PDF
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This presentation discusses positive aging, promoting health and well-being in older people. It covers learning outcomes, life expectancy, and future estimations. The document includes topics such as health promotion priorities and interventions for older adults.
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PHHD – Positive Aging: Promoting health and well- being in older people Lecturer, Psychology Department Schooltoofedit Click Medicine master title style Learning Outcomes 1. Describe health-related quality of life 2. Discuss health promotion priorities for older adults 3...
PHHD – Positive Aging: Promoting health and well- being in older people Lecturer, Psychology Department Schooltoofedit Click Medicine master title style Learning Outcomes 1. Describe health-related quality of life 2. Discuss health promotion priorities for older adults 3. Discuss health interventions for older adults and their benefits 4. Appraise the role of factors such as health promotion and physical activity in maintaining function Why is any of this important? Why have a lecture on positive aging? Life expectancy, what's changed? Hans Rosling – Change in Demographics of society over the last 200 years. BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYS ojo Keep an Eye on the Y axis in the video. In the last 200 years, the average human life expectancy has doubled in most developed countries. Increasing over two years every decade or 3 month increase in life expectancy per year (Oeppen & Vaupel, 2002) Life expectancy, what's changed? – Future Estimations WHO stats 2015-50: Proportion 60+ years will double from 12% - 22% (Approx. 2.1 Billion) 2020-50: Proportion 80+ years will triple to reach 426 million Proportion 100+ years will quadruple. EU stats 2040: 65+ years = 90 million 2040:
