The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced the definition of "active aging" since
2002, and in this regard, it recommends supporting the continuity of the elderly's participation in life in every sense. According to older individuals, active aging means maintaining and preserving functionality. Staying physically active and doing regular physical exercise is an effective and efficient measure to maintain and maintain functionality with advancing age. Regular physical exercise provides many benefits in terms of protecting and maintaining health with advancing age. However, despite all its benefits, regular physical exercise is insufficient among elderly individuals. WHO has put forward many suggestions to support active aging and also touched upon the roles of nurses for this purpose. In this article, after briefly mentioning the definition of the concept of active aging, the perceptions of elderly individuals about active aging, many factors that determine active aging will be summarized, and the roles of nurses in order to support active aging will be briefly touched upon.
Keywords
Old Age ,Active Aging
How to Cite
GÜRKAN, N., & KAPTAN, G. (2024). Active Aging and the Role of the Nurse. International Journal of Active & Healthy Aging, 2(1), 25–29. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12582480
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