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Purpose: Given the new society challenges and the growing elderly population in Portugal, the
promotion of active and healthy aging is a priority. Consequently, there is a need to create
intervention programs and projects using digital and technological platforms, to promote the good
practices in this area, as this is one of the main goals of the International Center on Ageing (CENIE).
The objectives are the creation of a national registration database, the intervention programs /
projects implemented survey in Portugal, the status verification of each project through available
information and its characterization and detailed analysis of the interventions to identify good
practice criteria in the development, implementation, evaluation and reporting process as well as
the constant underlying technological update.
Design/methodology/approach: Ninety-six interventions, carried out between 2004 and 2018, were
identified to contribute for improving the quality of life and autonomy of the elderly, carried out
between 2004 and 2018.
Findings: Among these, the main themes are the fall prevention, physical activity promotion,
promotion of intergenerational relations, healthy eating promotion, promotion of cognitive
development and the promotion of socialization.
Practical implications: Suggestions for future investigations include the need to engage contact with
entities, such as Health Center clusters and City Councils, in order to validate the existence of
updated and innovative interventions, as well as to carry out a thorough evaluation, so as to
characterize and describe interventions that promote attitude changes and good practice
development opportunities with the purpose of increasing and extending quality of life in
accordance with this new life cycle configuration.
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Keywords
Active and healthy ageing Good practices Intervention programs Elderly population
Citation
Arriaga, M. [et al.]. (2020). A technological overview on intervention projects in ageing population. Santarem. Instituto Politécnico de Santarém-1st International Conference on Management, Technology and Tourism: Social Value Creation - ICOMTT 2020