Healthy aging and the exercise of human rights

Abstract

Growing old in today's society, with a life expectancy around 70 to 80 years old, in developing and developed countries, requires a political debate, but also the implementation of key strategies for a healthy aging. In analyzing the concept of health, according to the World Health Organization (1) , the concept of functional capacity should also be associated with elderly, i.e. we should consider health-related attributes that allow people to remain and/or doing what they value, even in old age. Functional capacity results from the intrinsic capacity of the elderly, which refers to all their physical and mental capacities, combined and in interaction with the environment in which they live. Thus, the promotion and maintenance of functional capacity compose the prevailing goals for public health in the search for healthy aging. It will thus be up to the family and society to provide the elderly with the necessary resources to allow ;.

Hospital care for elderly COVID-19 patients

“…This right is largely protected in various documents: Universal Declaration of Human Rights; American Convention on Human Rights; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and Inter-American Convention for the Protection of the Human Rights of Older Persons, among others, of which most countries participate. In this pandemic context, it is important to also recall the initiative of the United Nations , in 2011, at the Second World Assembly on Aging, and of the International Council of Nurses, in the campaign “ Nurses-the leading voice: health as a human right ”, for having launched the challenges to affirm people’s human rights, including the rights of the elderly ( 43 ) , especially in the process of life and death.…”

Cátedra universitaria: Opción para mejorar la calidad de vida del adulto mayor en Granma-Cuba / University Chair: Option to improve the quality of life of the elderly in Granma-Cuba

“…a.-Individual: Actualmente envejecer con dignidad requiere hacerlo de un modo saludable, esto depende de las características que presente cada persona (Partezani, 2019), puesto que las comorbilidades pueden alterar la calidad de este deterioro natural. De acuerdo con Alonso, et al 2007, este tipo de envejecimiento se refiere al "proceso de evolución -hasta ahora irreversible-que experimenta cada persona en el transcurso de su vida" (p.2).…”

Contribuição da atividade física para a qualidade de vida dos idosos: Uma Revisão Integrativa da Literatura / Contribution of physical activity to the quality of life of the elderly: An Integrative Review of Literature

“…Constata-se através de pesquisa que, há pouca evidência quanto aos benefícios proporcionados aos idosos mediante atividade física. Dessa forma, faz-se necessário, mais estudos a respeito da veracidade da atividade em foco (RODRIGUES, 2019).…”