Active ageing and healthy living a human centered approach in research and innovation as source of quality of life / edited by Giuseppe Riva (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy), Paolo Ajmone Marsan (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy), and Claudio Grassi (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy).

Other author Riva, Giuseppe, 1967-
Other author Marsan, Paolo Ajmone.
Other author Grassi, Claudio.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam, Netherlands : IOS Press, [2014]
Descriptionx, 207 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Portion of title Active aging and healthy living
Portion of title Human centered approach in research and innovation as source of quality of life
SeriesStudies in health technology and informatics, 0926-9630 ; v. 203
Studies in health technology and informatics ; v. 203. 0926-9630 ^A1014740
Contents Health of the elderlies and healthy ageing : a challenge for Europe -- Active and healthy ageing as a wicked problem : the contribution of a multidisciplinary research university -- sect. I. Visions -- Demographic changes and the challenge for a healthy ageing -- Food for healthy living and active ageing -- Positive technology for healthy living and active ageing -- Active ageing : intergenerational relationships and social generativity -- Financial well-being in active ageing -- Frailty, physical frailty, sarcopenia : a new conceptual model -- Patient engagement : the key to redesign the exchange between the demand and supply for healthcare in the era of active ageing -- sect. II. Work in progress -- Lifestyles and ageing : targeting key mechanisms to shift the balance from unhealthy to healthy ageing -- Nutrition and ageing -- The role of psychogeriatrics in healthy living and active ageing -- Age management and sustainable careers for the improvement of the quality of ageing at work -- "Stay tuned" : the role of ICTs in elderly life -- Empowering skills for an active ageing and healthy living -- Work, retirement and health : an analysis of the socio-economic implications of active ageing and their effects on health -- Predicting ageing : on the mathematical modelization of ageing muscle tissue -- Healthy reasoning : the role of effective argumentation for enhancing elderly patients' self-management abilities in chronic care.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2014946547
ISBN9781614994244
ISBN1614994242

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