{"id":49049,"date":"2019-08-14T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T20:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=49049"},"modified":"2019-08-14T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T20:39:08","slug":"the-university-for-seniors-key-to-active-and-healthy-aging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/the-university-for-seniors-key-to-active-and-healthy-aging\/","title":{"rendered":"The university for seniors, key to active and healthy aging"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe aging of the population is an undeniable global trend with a social impact at all levels to the point that, as stated in the\u00a0United Nations World Population Outlook Report (2017)<\/a>\u00a0, it is one of the social transformations most significant of the 21st century with consequences on services, health, education, family structure, forms of coexistence or intergenerational ties, among others.<\/p>\n

Throughout the aging process,\u00a0the changes that we<\/a>\u00a0humans\u00a0experience<\/a>are related to genetic factors, but also to the\u00a0activities<\/a>\u00a0we have carried out throughout\u00a0our life cycle such<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0physical activity<\/a>\u00a0, food or acquired academic training.<\/p>\n

Objective: improve your quality of life<\/h4>\n

Perhaps this is why in 2002, the World Health Organization\u00a0defined the term active aging<\/a>\u00a0as the \u201cprocess of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and safety with the aim of improving the quality of life of the elderly\u201d.\u00a0This concept was based on the successful aging model developed by\u00a0Rowe and Kahn<\/a>\u00a0which, despite being a good starting point, has been criticized for focusing mainly on\u00a0the most biomedical areas<\/a>\u00a0and not considering other dimensions such as\u00a0mental health<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0other variables<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0also<\/a>\u00a0contribute\u00a0to\u00a0active<\/a>\u00a0and healthy\u00a0aging\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Thus, in 2012 WHO\u00a0expanded<\/a>\u00a0its definition of “active and healthy aging” clearly including a bio-psycho-social perspective.\u00a0It was then considered as \u201cthe process of optimizing health, participation and safety opportunities, with the aim of increasing healthy life expectancy and quality of life\u201d.<\/p>\n

Active, independent and integrated<\/h4>\n

At the\u00a069th World Health Assembly, <\/a>objectives<\/a>\u00a0were set\u00a0in the Global Strategy and Plan of Action 2016-2020.\u00a0Countries were urged to adopt changes in both legislation and education, so that health and welfare systems were sustainable, and encourage older people to remain active, independent and fully integrated into society.<\/p>\n

In addition, WHO makes\u00a0explicit reference to<\/a>\u00a0the role that higher education must play in this process of “providing opportunities for social participation and performance of significant social functions, thus combating processes that marginalize and isolate the elderly.”<\/p>\n

More than 19% of the population is 65 years of age or older<\/h4>\n

In Spain, more than 19% of the population is 65 years of age or older and\u00a0projections indicate<\/a>\u00a0that this proportion will rise to 29% within 50 years.<\/p>\n

Faced with this reality, the Spanish university adapted its structures and studies almost 30 years ago to accommodate training specifically aimed at this group: the University Programs for Seniors (PUM).\u00a0Since the first PUM was created in 1993 at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, they are already fully integrated in the academic offer of the great majority of Spanish universities.\u00a0In the 2018\/2019 academic year there were a total of 63,146 students enrolled.<\/p>\n

Philosophy of lifelong education<\/h4>\n

These studies assume the philosophy of a permanent education, based on the lifelong learning model in which, in addition to acquiring knowledge,\u00a0students benefit by<\/a>\u00a0creating new social networks and participating in intergenerational relationships.\u00a0All of this also assumes the objectives of WHO to achieve, through higher education, a higher social participation of the elderly, understood as the involvement in volunteer activities, civic engagement and with the community.\u00a0Numerous studies show\u00a0its beneficial effects<\/a>\u00a0on longevity or life satisfaction, among others.<\/p>\n

For those who did not have a university education in their youth<\/h4>\n

It is undeniable that the PUM have contributed, over these almost 30 years, to the empowerment of the elderly, and have helped to fulfill the wishes of university education of people who, in their youth, could not be satisfied for social, cultural or economical<\/p>\n

In addition, today we find a heterogeneity of training and cultural proposals in practically all Spanish universities.\u00a0Students, in addition to their class attendance, carry out\u00a0other types of activities<\/a>\u00a0, such as participation in volunteer actions, leading cultural projects, collaborating in research or social action projects, etc.<\/p>\n

Physical Anti-Deterioration Strategy<\/h4>\n

In short, PUMs play an important role in the development and\u00a0promotion of active and successful aging<\/a>\u00a0within the framework of social participation\u00a0.\u00a0In the cognitive field, there is\u00a0increasing evidence<\/a>\u00a0about the effectiveness of such interventions in the promotion of active aging as a preventive strategy of cognitive impairment to compensate for the decline associated with the aging process and in promoting\u00a0positive self-perception of aging.<\/a>\u00a0, personal care and health status.<\/p>\n

Author Bio:<\/strong> Esther Sitges Maci\u00e1 is Director of the UMH Integral Program for Seniors Professor of the Department of Health Psychology at Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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