MANAGEMENT OF DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN OLDER PEOPLE AS A FUNCTION OF HEALTHY AGING
MANAGEMENT OF DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN OLDER PEOPLE AS A FUNCTION OF HEALTHY AGING

Author(s): Agneza Aleksijević, Ivana Kudeljaš
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Demography and human biology, Gerontology
Published by: Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Ekonomski fakultet u Osijeku
Keywords: aging phenomenon; diet management; physical activity management; physiotherapy care; healthy aging;
Summary/Abstract: From a macroeconomic pressure perspective, the global demographic trend of aging forces us to think about the management of diet and physical activity under the supervision of physiotherapists as a potential opportunity, considering that healthy aging reflects on the economy and society. Physiological changes accompany aging, and the older population shapes all segments of society. A significant number of diseases are the result of improper diet and lifestyle. A diet that includes a controlled intake of nutrients is recommended for older people. For older people to cope more easily with the changes brought by old age, they are recommended to be physically active and take care of their diet to ensure a healthy perception of life for themselves, the community and society. An interdisciplinary approach and physiotherapy care are significant in working with older people. Practice tells us that older people are the category of society that often uses physiotherapy services. The methodological framework of health promotion and disease prevention helps to affirm those patterns of behavior and activities that are an alternative to the one-sided and sometimes stigmatized attitude toward people over 65. The paper aims to propose behavior patterns for older people related to diet and physical activity guided by physiotherapy processes so that modern society does not look at the old age phenomenon through the lens of diseases and inactivity of this society category.

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