Exercise, Healthcare and Physiotherapy for Older Adults
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Aging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (8 September 2023) | Viewed by 6574
Special Issue Editor
Interests: exercise effects on mental health; cognitive function and exercise; non-pharmacological interventions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Maintaining health, preventing cognitive impairments, and promoting psychological well-being are essential parts of satisfied aging. Promising evidence exists that non-pharmacological interventions such as physical activity (exercise) or nutrition can make crucial contributions. For instance, several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining the effects of exercise on the prevention or postponement of dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have revealed encouraging results over the last 15 years. However, their impact among healthcare professionals and GPs is not at the height it could be. The reasons for this are complex but include doubts about the generalizability of results (older individuals with lower levels of functioning are less likely to participate in a study than individuals with higher levels of functioning) as well as about which types and doses of intervention lead to benefits for a specified age group. Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to publish a wide range of studies that help address these unsolved issues and advance our understanding of the somatic, cognitive, and affective benefits of physical activity (exercise) or other non-pharmacological interventions (nutrition, animal-assisted therapy, hortitherapy, art therapy, forest bathing, balneological treatment, etc.). The intervention(s) can be acute or chronic (i.e., conducted on a regular basis). The subjects should be 65 years of age or over. They can be healthy human volunteers or clinical patients. Article types include, but are not limited to, original research, brief research reports, clinical trials, reviews, or hypothesis and theory articles.
Dr. Fabien D. Legrand
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
- dementia
- information processing speed
- executive function
- brain structure or activity
- depressive disorders
- anxiety disorders
- quality of life
- body composition
- physical fitness
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