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2.8. Active ageing and independent living

Subcategories

2.8.1. Age-friendly environments 2.8.2. Age-friendly cities and communities 2.8.3. Transport

Bibliographic Records

The challenge of health, active and successful ageing

The purpose of the present article is a general approach to healthy, active and successful ageing and suggestions of interventions for ways of delaying ageing. Methods: A review of references in the electronic database Pubmed and a secondary article search

The construction of a culinary expert through recipe tellings among older Greek Cypriot women

This paper looks at the interactional construction of cooking, in the casual conversations of an all-female group of Greek Cypriot elderly friends, with a long interactional history. Participants’ talk about recipes and claims of culinary expertise are ultimately a strategy

Physical activity in a sample of older Greek people: a research study

The beneficial role of exercise in older people has been documented by numerous studies and is associated with an improved quality of life and increased longevity. Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess the physical activity of

The use of technology by older people

The use of technology and its’ provision of information allows older people to face more easily some difficulties in modern life, overcoming limits in their social and emotional isolation, and thus achieving a better quality of life.The purpose of this

Spa tourism

Older people are those mainly involved with health tourism, healing tourism or therapy as it is called. Thermal tourism has flourished in Greece in recent years, and the country is rich in thermal springs. With the significant numbers of older

The Active Ageing Index and its extension to the regional level

The European Programme for Employment and Social Innovation «EaSI» 2014-2020 is a Europeanlevel financing instrument managed directly by the European Commission to contribute to the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy, by providing financial support for the Union’s objectives in