TY - JOUR
T1 - Healthy aging
T2 - the INTECMAN project
AU - Laurino, Marco
AU - Alfì, Gaspare
AU - Billeci, Lucia
AU - Bortone, Ilaria
AU - Buzzigoli, Emma
AU - Cecchi, Antonella
AU - Del Ry, Silvia
AU - Gastaldelli, Amalia
AU - Lai, Elisa
AU - Morales, Maria Aurora
AU - Pagni, Cristina
AU - Passino, Claudio
AU - Severino, Silvia
AU - Tonacci, Alessandro
AU - Gemignani, Angelo
AU - Trivella, Maria Giovanna
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Aging is associated not only with the reduction of psychophysical and sensory capacities but also with different types of neurodegenerative disorders up to dementia manifestations. Aging in health and self-sufficiency is strictly dependent on the prevention and correction of factors that may determine reduction of psychophysical capacities (e.g., cardiovascular, locomotor and neurodegenerative ones). To reach this goal, due to the dynamics of social and family changes and to the aging of the population, health professionals can be supported by technologies which provide noninvasive monitoring of physiologic parameters and rely on telemedicine, both instruments of support and care for better aging in the home setting. The authors, starting from the initial idea of a personalized monitoring of different psychophysical variables, defined a pilot study to assess the role of a 12-month individually tailored lifestyle counseling on parameters of mild cognitive impairment in a group of elderly subjects. Data derived from the applied approach appeared promising and may open the road to the possible implementation of individual counseling, based on multiparametric non-obtrusive technologies which take into consideration both psychological and physical aspects, to be followed in the home environment.
AB - Aging is associated not only with the reduction of psychophysical and sensory capacities but also with different types of neurodegenerative disorders up to dementia manifestations. Aging in health and self-sufficiency is strictly dependent on the prevention and correction of factors that may determine reduction of psychophysical capacities (e.g., cardiovascular, locomotor and neurodegenerative ones). To reach this goal, due to the dynamics of social and family changes and to the aging of the population, health professionals can be supported by technologies which provide noninvasive monitoring of physiologic parameters and rely on telemedicine, both instruments of support and care for better aging in the home setting. The authors, starting from the initial idea of a personalized monitoring of different psychophysical variables, defined a pilot study to assess the role of a 12-month individually tailored lifestyle counseling on parameters of mild cognitive impairment in a group of elderly subjects. Data derived from the applied approach appeared promising and may open the road to the possible implementation of individual counseling, based on multiparametric non-obtrusive technologies which take into consideration both psychological and physical aspects, to be followed in the home environment.
KW - Aging
KW - Cognitive impairment
KW - Life-style
KW - Psychophysical capacities
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U2 - 10.1007/s40520-019-01444-8
DO - 10.1007/s40520-019-01444-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85077279011
JO - Aging clinical and experimental research
JF - Aging clinical and experimental research
SN - 1594-0667
ER -