Key result
Policy, systems, and environmental changes promote healthier choices for older adults with cardiovascular conditions.
Why the study?
Older adults aged 65 years and older are living longer with cardiovascular conditions, which remain leading causes of death and disability, posing important public health challenges.
Public health models focusing on policy, systems, and environmental changes are important for improving cardiovascular health and managing comorbidities in older adults.
Emphasizes CV disease burden in aging populations; leaves open optimal prevention and collaboration strategies.
Life expectancy at birth has increased from 74 years in 1980 to 78 years in 2006. Older adults (aged 65 years and older) are living longer with cardiovascular conditions, which are leading causes of death and disability and thus an important public health concern. We describe several major issues, including the impact of comorbidities, the role of cognitive health, prevention and intervention approaches, and opportunities for collaboration to strengthen the public health system. Prevention can be effective at any age, including for older adults. Public health models focusing on policy, systems, and environmental change approaches have the goal of providing social and physical environments and promoting healthy choices.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Greenlund et al. (2012) conducted a review in Cardiovascular conditions. Public health models focusing on policy, systems, and environmental change was evaluated. Public health models focusing on policy, systems, and environmental change can provide social and physical environments that promote healthy choices for older adults with cardiovascular conditions.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: