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In the last two decades, Active Ageing acquired significant importance in scientific and political forums as a new paradigm of public policies to meet challenges posed by the ageing population. Defined by the WHO as to emphasize society's responsibility regarding quality of life as people age, the Active Ageing paradigm represents, nowadays, a progressive narrowing of action scope and accountability. In recent years, assuming the logic of individual accountability, it serves as basis for the accusation of individual negligence in not adopting a healthy lifestyle. This study analyses the websites of several Portuguese medical clinics specialized in anti-ageing medicine, where one can find advertisements of the services provided, and, in some cases, opinion articles drawn up by doctors of this medical specialty, for a lay audience. Considering the increasing international dimension of the aesthetic and hormonal enhancement biotechnologies market, the ideal of Active ageing can, today, be at the service of the culture of perfection. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

A ideia de um dossier temático sobre envelhecimento na revista CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios prende-se com a importância de cruzar dois temas: envelhecimento e espaços de vida, com grande relevância social e estratégica nas politicas públicas ao nível do espaço urbano, mas também na oferta de serviços para os seniores.

Nas últimas duas décadas, o envelhecimento ativo adquiriu expressão relevante enquanto paradigma de políticas públicas para fazer face aos desafios colocados pelo envelhecimento demográfico. Definido, primeiramente pela Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS), de forma a enfatizar a responsabilidade da sociedade no seu conjunto relativamente à qualidade de vida ao longo do processo de envelhecimento, o paradigma do envelhecimento ativo, atualmente, tem vindo a concentrar-se, sobretudo, no adiamento da idade da reforma e na redução dos custos com a saúde nos últimos anos de vida, a partir de uma lógica de responsabilização individual. Para a elaboração deste artigo, foram consultados vários sítios on-line de clínicas médicas portuguesas nas quais se praticam consultas/tratamentos de medicina antienvelhecimento, analisando os anúncios publicitários dos serviços prestados, bem como artigos de opinião redigidos pelos próprios médicos dessa especialidade, dirigidos a um público leigo. Conclui-se que, a par da responsabilização individual pela saúde e, de forma mais geral, pela forma como se envelhece, assistimos hoje à expansão de um amplo mercado de produtos e serviços antienvelhecimento que nos permitem argumentar que o ideal de envelhecimento ativo poderá estar ao serviço de uma indústria da perfeição. ; In the last two decades, Active Ageing acquired significant importance in scientific and political forums as a new paradigm of public policies to meet challenges posed by the ageing population. Defined by the WHO as to emphasize society's responsibility regarding quality of life as people age, the Active Ageing paradigm represents, nowadays, a progressive narrowing of action scope and accountability. In recent years, assuming the logic of individual accountability, it serves as basis for the accusation of individual negligence in not adopting a healthy lifestyle. This study analyses the websites of several Portuguese medical clinics specialized in anti-ageing medicine, where one can find advertisements of the services provided, and, in some cases, opinion articles drawn up by doctors of this medical specialty, for a lay audience. Considering the increasing international dimension of the aesthetic and hormonal enhancement biotechnologies market, the ideal of Active ageing can, today, be at the service of the culture of perfection.

Demographic analysis is on the basis of every city plan. It is often regarded as a technical and indisputable tool to inform policy making. In a strongly contested political environment, information on population is crucial to set priorities and define goals. However, the frequently miss interpretation, or over interpretation, of demographic information, might also support inadequate public policy design. The increased interest on ageing in the urban context has already resulted in various initiatives all-over the world. The idea of an unsustainable "elderly boom" is a powerful narrative that is frequently used to argue for the need of improved policies for older persons. The article argues that city planners and urbanists inadequate use of demographic assessment of ageing might generate policies that can ultimately work against the interests of the older persons. I use the city of Oslo as an example of the varieties of approaches that can be used to assess ageing on a specific population. Contrary to the general assumption that Oslo will face an "elderly boom", the study shows that the city's ageing process today is less intense than the observed in the past. A particular attention is paid to the varieties of demographic trends observed within Oslo's different scales.

La creciente conciencia de la dimensión de los desafíos que representa para las sociedades actuales el envejecimiento de la población, se traduce en iniciativas políticas para encontrar soluciones integrales a este complejo problema. El artículo analiza algunas de estas iniciativas y sugiere áreas de oportunidad donde la investigación en enfermería y debe movilizarse para formar parte integral de las iniciativas y programas que se pondrán en marcha. ; The growing awareness of the challenge that aging represents for modern societies translates into political initiatives aimed to find comprehensive solutions for this complex issue. This paper analyses some of these initiatives and suggests areas of opportunity where nursing research must be mobilized to take integral part of the initiatives and programmes that are to be implemented.

The article is associated with the research of the Faculty Hum 2033, "Old age and the process of aging". The methodology of the research is a documentary, an interpretative because documents of XIX and XX centuries were studied. Documents that have speeches about the degeneration of the Colombian race, either aging orsickness and race, weather and culture.This research finds that Colombia has been one of the first countries in the world to enact eugenic standards (1917) long before even Germany, which began with the eugenic standards with Hitler since 1931. These eugenic ideas planted by Darwin and Galton (1890) in the Colombian academics, had an enormous importance in Colombia. They sowed in the culture and idiosyncrasy of the ordinary citizen seeds of discrimination towards neighbors, based on skin color, age, disability, gender, religion, race, political beliefs and other aspects. ; Este artículo es derivado de la Investigación Hum 2033 "Vejez y envejecimiento consideraciones biopolíticas". La metodología de la investigación es documental, se realizó un análisis histórico interpretativo, en el que se estudiaron los principales documentos del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX, que contienen los discursos sobre el degeneramiento de la raza colombiana, ya sea por vejez o por enfermedad y condiciones de color, clima y cultura. Se encontró en esta búsqueda que Colombia ha sido uno de los primeros países del mundo en promulgar normas eugenésicas (1917) mucho antes incluso que Alemania, que empezó con la normatividad eugenésica con Hitler en 1931. Esas ideas eugenésicas de Darwin y Galton (1890) han tenido una trascendencia enorme en Colombia, porque sembraron en la cultura y la idiosincrasia del ciudadano colombiano la semilla de la discriminación contra su prójimo por razones de edad, raza, condiciones de enfermedad, discapacidad, sexo, ideas políticas y otros aspectos que introdujeron de manera directa los discursos de la "degeneración" de principios de siglo que serán analizados a continuación. ; Este artigo é derivado da pesquisa Hum 2033 intitulado Vejez y envejecimiento: consideraciones biopolíticas. A metodologia da pesquisa é analítica e interpretativa, já que se estudaram documentos do século XIX e inícios do século XX, que contém os discursos sobre a degeneração da raça colombiana, seja por velhice ou por doença e condições de cor, clima e cultura. Foi encontrado nesta busca que Colômbia tem sido um dos primeiros países do mundo em promulgar normas eugênicas (1917) muito antes de até mesmo que a Alemanha, que começou com as normas eugênicas com Hitler em 1931. Essas ideias eugênicas que foram plantadas nos acadêmicos colombianos por Darwin e Galton (1890) tiveram grande importância na Colômbia, porque espalharam na cultura e na idiossincrasia do cidadão colombiano a semente de discriminação contra o seu próximo por causa da idade, raça, doença, deficiência, sexo, ideias políticas.

The article is associated with the research of the Faculty Hum 2033, "Old age and the process of aging". The methodology of the research is a documentary, an interpretative because documents of XIX and XX centuries were studied. Documents that have speeches about the degeneration of the Colombian race, either aging orsickness and race, weather and culture.This research finds that Colombia has been one of the first countries in the world to enact eugenic standards (1917) long before even Germany, which began with the eugenic standards with Hitler since 1931. These eugenic ideas planted by Darwin and Galton (1890) in the Colombian academics, had an enormous importance in Colombia. They sowed in the culture and idiosyncrasy of the ordinary citizen seeds of discrimination towards neighbors, based on skin color, age, disability, gender, religion, race, political beliefs and other aspects. ; Este artículo es derivado de la Investigación Hum 2033 "Vejez y envejecimiento consideraciones biopolíticas". La metodología de la investigación es documental, se realizó un análisis histórico interpretativo, en el que se estudiaron los principales documentos del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX, que contienen los discursos sobre el degeneramiento de la raza colombiana, ya sea por vejez o por enfermedad y condiciones de color, clima y cultura. Se encontró en esta búsqueda que Colombia ha sido uno de los primeros países del mundo en promulgar normas eugenésicas (1917) mucho antes incluso que Alemania, que empezó con la normatividad eugenésica con Hitler en 1931. Esas ideas eugenésicas de Darwin y Galton (1890) han tenido una trascendencia enorme en Colombia, porque sembraron en la cultura y la idiosincrasia del ciudadano colombiano la semilla de la discriminación contra su prójimo por razones de edad, raza, condiciones de enfermedad, discapacidad, sexo, ideas políticas y otros aspectos que introdujeron de manera directa los discursos de la "degeneración" de principios de siglo que serán analizados a continuación. ; Este artigo é derivado da pesquisa Hum 2033 intitulado Vejez y envejecimiento: consideraciones biopolíticas. A metodologia da pesquisa é analítica e interpretativa, já que se estudaram documentos do século XIX e inícios do século XX, que contém os discursos sobre a degeneração da raça colombiana, seja por velhice ou por doença e condições de cor, clima e cultura. Foi encontrado nesta busca que Colômbia tem sido um dos primeiros países do mundo em promulgar normas eugênicas (1917) muito antes de até mesmo que a Alemanha, que começou com as normas eugênicas com Hitler em 1931. Essas ideias eugênicas que foram plantadas nos acadêmicos colombianos por Darwin e Galton (1890) tiveram grande importância na Colômbia, porque espalharam na cultura e na idiossincrasia do cidadão colombiano a semente de discriminação contra o seu próximo por causa da idade, raça, doença, deficiência, sexo, ideias políticas.

The article analyzes the representation of aging in the Chilean institutional discourse during the government of Michelle Bachelet (2014-2018), through a multimodal content analysis of the 18 covers that make up all the issues of the magazine "Mayores de Chile" from the Servicio Nacional del Adulto Mayor de Chile (SENAMA). Multimodal analysis includes a categorization of images and the use of terminology to refer to these people, among other aspects. The investigation concludes that an exitist vision of aging is transmitted (Katz, 1996 and 2014) based on the participation of these people in cultural, recreational and sports activities. The covers do not address the structural problems that older people in Chile like the low amount of retirement pensions.There is no plural construction of the elderly. ; El artículo analiza la representación del envejecimiento en el discurso institucional chileno durante el gobierno de Michelle Bachelet (2014-2018), a través de un análisis de contenido de tipo multimodal de las 18 portadas que componen todos los números de la revista "Mayores de Chile" del Servicio Nacional del Adulto Mayor de Chile (SENAMA). El análisis multimodal incluye una categorización de las imágenes y el uso de la terminología para referirse a estas personas, entre otros aspectos. La investigación concluye que se transmite una visión exitista del envejecimiento (Katz, 1996 y 2014) basada en la participación de estas personas en actividades culturales, recreativas y deportivas. Las portadas no abordan los problemas estructurales que enfrentan las personas mayores en Chile como la baja cuantía de las pensiones de jubilación. No se observa una construcción plural de las personas mayores. ; O artículo analisa a representação do envelhecimento no discurso institucional chileno durante o governo de Michelle Bachelet (2014-2018), por meio da análise das 18 capas que compõem todas as edições da revista "Mayores de Chile" do Serviço Nacional do Idoso (SENAMA). Por meio de uma análise de conteúdo de tipo multimodal, ...

The purpose of this study is to describe the social conditions of the elderly in Mexico, in light of the World Health Organization's declaration of the Decade of Healthy Ageing. Mexico has approximately 15.1 million people aged 60 and over, making up 12% of the country's population. This will have consequences in the social arena, as well as in the governmental structures to award action programmes that favour providing adequate care for the elderly, within the framework of human rights. In this regard, in Mexico there is a deep commitment to strengthen public policy in this area. However, there are still older adults — women and men — in conditions far from healthy ageing. ; El propósito de este estudio es describir las condiciones sociales del adulto mayor en México, a la luz del pronunciamiento de la Organización Mundial de la Salud de un envejecimiento saludable. México cuenta con aproximadamente 15.1 millones de personas con 60 años y más, que configura el 12% de la población del país. Esto tendrá derivaciones en el entorno social, como también en las estructuras del Gobierno para adjudicar acciones en favor de apoyar una atención adecuada de los adultos mayores, en el marco de los derechos humanos. Al respecto, en México existe un gran compromiso por fortalecer la política pública en esta materia. No obstante, aún existen adultos mayores —mujeres y hombres— en condiciones alejadas de un envejecimiento saludable. ; O objetivo deste estudo é descrever as condições sociais dos idosos no México, à luz do pronunciamento da Organização Mundial da Saúde sobre o envelhecimento saudável. O México tem aproximadamente 15,1 milhões de pessoas com 60 anos ou mais, o que totaliza 12% da população do país. Isso terá consequências no ambiente social, bem como nas estruturas do governo para alocar ações em prol do apoio ao cuidado adequado aos idosos, no âmbito dos direitos humanos. Nesse sentido, no México há um grande compromisso de fortalecer as políticas públicas nessa área. No entanto, ainda existem idosos – mulheres ...

Aims: To commemorate the centennial of the geriatrics, the authors present a review of the population aging, the elderly individual, the characteristics of the geriatric medicine, and its history. Source of data: A throughout review of the literature found on MedLine and LILACS, as well as textbooks, dissertations, thesis, and government directives was performed. Summary of the findings: Geriatrics is the area of medicine that cares for the health and treatment of diseases in old age, which works with physical, mental, functional and social aspects in the acute, chronic, rehabilitative, preventive and palliative care of the elderly. Geriatrics goes beyond "medicine centered on organs and systems", offering holistic treatment by interdisciplinary teams with the principal objective of optimizing functional capacity and improvement of quality of life and autonomy of the elderly, which make up the core of this medical specialty. Geriatrics, in daily assistance practice, works with particular questions such as: the heterogeneity of patients and of scenarios of care; concomitance of multiple diseases/disorders (plurimorbidity), including geriatric syndromes ("the giants of geriatrics"); difficulty of identifying all the problems (iceberg phenomenon); polypharmacy; fragility; vulnerability; the various losses that the elderly show; and terminality. Conclusions: Geriatrics refers to the medical specialty responsible for the clinical aspects of aging and for the various forms of health care necessary for the elderly. Because of the complexity allied to the aging process, geriatrics has become an intriguing, challenging and contemporaneous specialty. ; Objetivos: para comemorar o centenário da Geriatria, os autores apresentam uma revisão sobre o fenômeno do envelhecimento, o indivíduo idoso, as características da medicina geriátrica e um resumo da sua história. Fonte de dados: foi realizada uma revisão da literatura através de artigos localizados nas bases MedLine e LILACS, além de livros, dissertações, teses e diretrizes ...

International audience ; An ageing population is a challenge for every country as the " demographic transition " is about to be an universal phenomenon. In this paper are first analyzed the two main dimensions of this dynamic. The first one is the demographic transition as such. Traditionally stages are defined that are placed in a chronological way. Each country being at different stage. The second dimension is the financing one, as it is necessary to allocate resources in a more efficient way that market forces would do. In a second part, the controversial impact on health care cost will be discussed. It will be demonstrated that the " last wagon " syndrome is nowadays proven. As a result, the rise of the life expectancy will not be such a burden for health insurance, whatever the models (Beveridge or Bismarck) are. To go further in the analysis of policies oriented toward caring elderly, some hints of European policy experience will be given. Beyond the European model ideology, studies show a double divide between South and North and between old and new European Union members. To conclude, the Brazilian situation will be shortly described in the light of the on going dynamic. ; El envejecimiento de la población es un reto para todos los países desde el momento en que "transición demográfica" está a punto de ser un fenómeno universal. En este trabajo se analiza la primera vez que las dos dimensiones principales de esta dinámica. La primera es la transición demográfica como tal. Etapas definidas tradicionalmente se colocan en orden cronológico. Cada país está en una etapa diferente. La segunda dimensión es la necesidad financiera para asignar recursos de manera más eficiente que las fuerzas del mercado. En la segunda parte, se discutirá el polémico impacto en el costo de la atención de salud. Se demostró que el síndrome de "último coche" ahora se ha demostrado día. Como resultado, el aumento de la esperanza de vida no será un problema para los sistemas de salud, independientemente del modelo de salud (Beveridge ...

International audience ; An ageing population is a challenge for every country as the " demographic transition " is about to be an universal phenomenon. In this paper are first analyzed the two main dimensions of this dynamic. The first one is the demographic transition as such. Traditionally stages are defined that are placed in a chronological way. Each country being at different stage. The second dimension is the financing one, as it is necessary to allocate resources in a more efficient way that market forces would do. In a second part, the controversial impact on health care cost will be discussed. It will be demonstrated that the " last wagon " syndrome is nowadays proven. As a result, the rise of the life expectancy will not be such a burden for health insurance, whatever the models (Beveridge or Bismarck) are. To go further in the analysis of policies oriented toward caring elderly, some hints of European policy experience will be given. Beyond the European model ideology, studies show a double divide between South and North and between old and new European Union members. To conclude, the Brazilian situation will be shortly described in the light of the on going dynamic. ; El envejecimiento de la población es un reto para todos los países desde el momento en que "transición demográfica" está a punto de ser un fenómeno universal. En este trabajo se analiza la primera vez que las dos dimensiones principales de esta dinámica. La primera es la transición demográfica como tal. Etapas definidas tradicionalmente se colocan en orden cronológico. Cada país está en una etapa diferente. La segunda dimensión es la necesidad financiera para asignar recursos de manera más eficiente que las fuerzas del mercado. En la segunda parte, se discutirá el polémico impacto en el costo de la atención de salud. Se demostró que el síndrome de "último coche" ahora se ha demostrado día. Como resultado, el aumento de la esperanza de vida no será un problema para los sistemas de salud, independientemente del modelo de salud (Beveridge ...

International audience ; An ageing population is a challenge for every country as the " demographic transition " is about to be an universal phenomenon. In this paper are first analyzed the two main dimensions of this dynamic. The first one is the demographic transition as such. Traditionally stages are defined that are placed in a chronological way. Each country being at different stage. The second dimension is the financing one, as it is necessary to allocate resources in a more efficient way that market forces would do. In a second part, the controversial impact on health care cost will be discussed. It will be demonstrated that the " last wagon " syndrome is nowadays proven. As a result, the rise of the life expectancy will not be such a burden for health insurance, whatever the models (Beveridge or Bismarck) are. To go further in the analysis of policies oriented toward caring elderly, some hints of European policy experience will be given. Beyond the European model ideology, studies show a double divide between South and North and between old and new European Union members. To conclude, the Brazilian situation will be shortly described in the light of the on going dynamic. ; El envejecimiento de la población es un reto para todos los países desde el momento en que "transición demográfica" está a punto de ser un fenómeno universal. En este trabajo se analiza la primera vez que las dos dimensiones principales de esta dinámica. La primera es la transición demográfica como tal. Etapas definidas tradicionalmente se colocan en orden cronológico. Cada país está en una etapa diferente. La segunda dimensión es la necesidad financiera para asignar recursos de manera más eficiente que las fuerzas del mercado. En la segunda parte, se discutirá el polémico impacto en el costo de la atención de salud. Se demostró que el síndrome de "último coche" ahora se ha demostrado día. Como resultado, el aumento de la esperanza de vida no será un problema para los sistemas de salud, independientemente del modelo de salud (Beveridge ...

Doutoramento em Informação e Comunicação em Plataformas Digitais ; Current demands for the Information and Communication Society often exclude certain groups either by their age, lack of participation in the labour workforce, health status or learning difficulties. In fact, active ageing and lifelong learning have been central issues for the Political Declaration and Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and the World's Health Organisation. Although debate continues about the best strategies for increasing the participation of older adult citizens in economic, cultural and social affairs, few studies have addressed the potential of a game-based approach to encourage healthier habits, a sense of security and participation in society. The purpose of this mixed-method study is to assess the effectiveness of game-based learning to encourage active ageing. In this thesis, thirty-three adult learners (G0) at a University of Third Age were involved in the design process of two learning programmes (game-based learning – GBLP and computer-assisted learning – CALP). The field research deployed an array of longitudinal methods, including surveys, group discussions, and participant observation. Sixty adult learners at four Universities of Third Age were then assigned to three different groups: The Experimental Group (G1), who tested firstly the GBLP and then the CALP; The Comparison Group (G2), who tested firstly the CALP and then the GBLP; and the Control Group (G3) that did not take part in the intervention. Before and after each experiment, the participants were assessed on their perception of health-related wellbeing and quality of life, using the SF36v2 and WHOQOL-BREF scales. Semi-structured interviews with ten Subject Matter Experts from the Industry and the Educational Sector in the fields of Games, Human-Computer Interaction and Psychology and/or Ageing studies were carried out in order to get their perspective on the use of games for learning and meet the challenges of the ageing process and changes in ...

The idea of writing a chapter on aging seems particularly appropriate. I'm at the right age to address this topic. As I did the preparatory reading and research, I had an unusual experience. For the first time in my life, I felt like an expert. I could judge what people were saying about aging by my own experience. Besides facing aging myself, I work mainly with rural hospitals and nursing homes and hospice organizations where most of the patients are elderly. Both in my personal life and in my work, I am surrounded by the realities of aging and dying.In a recent book entitled Gray Dawn (1) on the economics and politics of aging, the author, Peter Peterson used a gripping metaphor to describe the challenge of an increasing aging population. Global aging, he said, is like a massive iceberg which very well could destroy even the most powerful economic vessels in the world. The aging population worldwide, according to this author, threatens human survival and is the most important challenge we face in the 21st century. His iceberg metaphor highlights the danger of global aging and the fact the all human beings are exposed to this danger. ; La idea de escribir un artículo sobre el envejecimiento, parece particularmente apropiada.Estoy en la edad precisa para abordar este tema. Como realicé toda la lectura e investigación preparatoria, tengo una experiencia poco común. Por primera vez en mi vida me siento como un experto. Puedo juzgar lo que se dice sobre envejecer desde mi propia experiencia. Además de enfrentar personalmente el envejecimiento, trabajo principalmente con hospitales rurales, casas de reposo y hospicios, donde la mayoría de los pacientes son ancianos. Tanto en mi vida personal como en mi trabajo estoy rodeado por las realidades de envejecer y morir.En una publicación reciente, titulada Graysobre la economía Dawn [ Gris Amanecer] (1), y política del envejecimiento, el autor, Peter Peterson, usó una impresionante metáfora para describir el desafío de una creciente población que envejece. El ...