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Eduprof Expertmeeting 14-15 April 2011 Groningen.Key note presentation on Healthy Ageing by Dr. C. van der Schans, professor Health Care and Nursing, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, The Netherlands
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Healthy AgeingHealthy Life styleCees van der Schans, Mathieu de Greef
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Our life span is increasing
…but our health span is not increasing
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age
Cognitive declineDecline in physical fitness
frailty cognitive impairment
capacity
Disability treshold
Preventing disability
loneliness
Larson et al, 2006
De Greef, 2009
Bad news!
• We live longer
• But longer with – Diseases– Cognitive problems– Disability
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Good news!
• We can live even longer and
• we can prevent or postpone – Diseases– Cognitive problems– Disability
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Healthy Ageing
• Longer life• Reduced disability
– Later onset– Fewer years of disability prior to death– Fewer falls
• Improved mental health– Positive effect on depressive symptoms,
social connectedness– Delays in loss of cognitive function
• Lower health care costs
Age
Healt
h s
tatu
sBenefits for individual and
society
Ambition
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Active lifestyle
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van der Wal M H et al. Eur Heart J 2010;31:1486-1493
Live longer
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Eriksson K, Lindgrade F. Prevention of type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus by diet and physical exercises. Diabetologia 1991; 34: 891-898
Stay healthy
Disability by Age in Runners and Controls
Age Category
Community Control (n=249)
Runners Club (n=369)
Mean
Dis
ab
ilit
y S
core
Wang et al, Arch Int Med, 2002
Persons who exercised 3 or more
times per week were more likely
to be dementia-free than those
who exercised fewer than 3 times
per week. (N=1740, follow up 6
years) _
Larson et al, 2006
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Active lifestyle
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Active lifestyle
Nutrition Mental health
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Active lifestyle
Nutrition
Daily activity Sport
Work Environment
Mental health
Healthy Ageing Hanze University
FOOD
Circel
Lifestyle
Network
HG Healthy Ageing Research
5 centers of Applied Research & Innovation
15 professors
50 staff on Research and Education
16 PhD’s on Healthy Ageing
Coordination Food& Nutrition
Coordination Healthy Lifestyle
