letâ€s think and walk actively aged!
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Let‟s think and walk actively aged!
Enothe 2012: European Year for Active Ageing and
solidarity between Generations 2012
Kaat Simons
19/10/2102
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Participating countries
Country Country
Sweden Portugal
Austria Latvia
Belgium Ireland
Denmark USA
United Kingdom Germany
Norway Lithuania
Spain France
Finland Czech Republic
Tunisia The Netherlands
Aim of European year for „Active Ageing‟
The launch of the 2012 European Year shall ensure that older
people stay longer in the labour market, and remain healthy,
active and autonomous for as long as possible.
The European Union (EU) faces rapid demographic change and
must respond to the impact of the ageing population on public
finances and social protection. The initiatives taken to promote
active ageing shall help in meeting these challenges.
(http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/employment_and_social_policy/disability_and_old_age/em0038_en.htm)
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Importance of active ageing for the policy
Ageing impact on the social security and public finance.
Ageing will put public finances under great pressure
deficits can balance out the social security system.
a better and a preventive policy in the area of chronic diseases
can halve the public expenditure for health care and nursing
care.
(http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/employment_and_social_policy/situation_in_europe/c10160_nl.htm)
Definition WHO
Active Ageing based on three pillars:
1. participation,
2. health and
3. safety:
- physical,
- social and
- financial security
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Workshop:let‟s think and walk actively aged
Based on two Belgian projects launched at the beginning of the
current European Year;
10 000 steps cfr. Def. WHO: participation & health
brain gazing cfr. Def. WHO: participation & health
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Occupational therapist?
• ≠ projects:
• extramural
• Intramural
not only for geriatric patients but also for the valid elderly
aims:
cognitive therapy or maintaining cognitive capabilities
Physical therapy or maintaining physical capabilities
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A. 10 000 steps: research
• Research shows that movement is important for a healthy lifestyle.
• Daily move promotes however the health and general wellbeing.
• Move to a moderate intensity everyday is good!
• Do a daily activity of about 30 minutes.
• Or put 10 000 steps per day!
• Do you want long and happy life? Move than everyday!
(http://www.10000stappen.be/Weetjesenwetenschap/Onderzoekenfeiten/Gezondheid.aspx)
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A. 10 000 Steps: research
• De Cocker, K., Cardon G. De Bourdheaudhuij, I. (2007). Pedometer-
determined physical activity and its comparison with the International
Physical Activity Questionnaire in a sample of Belgian adults.
Research Quarterly for Exercise an Sport
• De Cocker K, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Brown W, Cardon G; Effects of
“10,000 steps Ghent”. A whole-community intervention, American
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2007, 33(6):455-463
• De Cocker K, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Cardon G; The effect of a
pedometer-based workplace physical activity intervention, Health
Education Research (in revision)
• De Cocker K, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Cardon G ; The effect of pedometer
use in combination with cognitive and behavioural support materials to
promote physical activity; Patient Education and Counseling 2008,
70(2): 209-214
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A. 10 000 steps: research
• De Cocker K, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Cardon G ; The effect of pedometer
use in combination with cognitive and behavioural support materials to
promote physical activity; Patient Education and Counseling 2008,
70(2): 209-214
• De Cocker K, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Brown W, Cardon G ; The effect of
a pedometer-based physical activity intervention on sitting time;
Preventive Medicine 2007, 47(2): 179-181
• De Cocker K, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Brown W, Cardon G; Moderators
and mediators of pedometer use and step count increase in the
“10,000 steps Ghent” intervention; International Journal of Behavioral
Nutrition and physical activity, in press
(http://www.10000stappen.be/Weetjesenwetenschap/Onderzoekenfeiten/10000Stappen.aspx)
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A. 10 000 steps: projects in the community
Can be:
Social service
Local community
Aim to achieve an active lifestyle
better health
better fitting in daily life
improved body condition and general well-being
chance of success : different partners for a local working group
set up an action plan focused on the individual and the environment
biggest opportunity to achieve behavioural change
(http://www.10000stappen.be/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ivZHW5O7XpQ%3d&tabid=2514)
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A. 10 000 steps: projects
• In the community:
formulate a walking route:
for example:
To the city hall 1 km = 1480 steps
A walking route of 10 000 steps
Using a pedometer: it counts each step you take
Using signposts
Note: 500 m = 740 steps
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A. 10 000 steps: in the institution
• Putting signposts everywhere:
• From each room to the restaurant
• From each room to the bathroom
• From each room to the chapel
• From each room to the administration
• From each room to the occupational therapy
• ….
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A. 10 000 steps: task
• Two persons:
- one person is counting the steps
- one person is writing it down and is timing
1) You have to walk 1 km!
2) How many time does it take?
3) How and where can you (@ home) use the pedometer or the
signposts?
4) Each one (duo) makes a congres-signpost…so we make everyone
aware of the steps they have to take…
from hall 1.1. to the entrance, and to Hall 1.2. and so on
from hall 1.2. to the entrance, and to Hall 1.1. and so on
from hall 3.1. to the entrance, and to Hall 1.1. and so on
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A. 10 000 steps: task
• From Hall 3.2. to the entrance, and to Hall 1.1. and so on
• From Hall 5.1. to the entrance , and to Hall 1.1. and so on
• From Hall 5.3. to the entrance, and to Hall 1.1. and so on
• From Hall 5.2. to the entrance, and to Hall 1.1. and so on
• From Hall 5.5. to the entrance, and to Hall 1.1. and so on
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B. Brain Gazing: research
Watch out!
if you really want to train the brain, the programmes that they offer
by the internet/nintendo/… or not specific enough..you will not actually
get a better brain!
Those brain-training things are just for maintaining cognitive
capabilities
BUT:
Keeping the memory aware/alive/awake longer benefit of the
memory!
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B. Brain gazing: projects @ home
Edited by commercial companies
For example: nintendo
For free on the internet
http://www.seniorennet.be/Pages/Vrije_tijd/spelletjes_per_categorie.php#woorden
≠ types of games:
- memory
- attention
- skills
- …
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B. Brain gazing: @ local community
Social service or any other local community
Integrated braintraining this means:
frequently
organizing a quiz
in a nursinghome
the whole elderly-community is invited
various questions; memory, attention, skills,…
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B. Brain gazing: @ the institution
Daily quiz:
Every day they have to/they can answer a few questions. For a good
answer you‟ll get a receipt and 5 receipts is a free drink in the
restaurant/cafetaria.
For example: things you find in the news(paper)..
Who is the new president of USA?
Memorychoir songs from the old box. The songs are wellknow
songs from a longtime ago.
Digisenior students from the last year highschool are giving the
elderly computer-education and information about new technology.
They made a specific course for the elderly.
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B. Brain gazing: task
Do you know an interesting project that‟s useful for all the elderly?
OR are you allready using an interesting braintraining programme?
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