Ageism and its impact on a physically active lifestyle. Synthesis of the narrative review.

Plain language summary

Ageism is very present in our society and for many elderly people, it constitutes an additional barrier to the practice of physical activities. The negative impact it has on this lifestyle manifests itself through different mechanisms. This summary document presents examples of ageist stereotypes and offers some ideas for behaving differently.

Description

The Aging and Physically Active Lifestyle project is the result of the work of students on internship at the Quebec Office of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). This project explores themes related to active living in the context of demographic and climate change. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the PHAC or the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ). The project is approved by the joint research ethics committee of Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, reference number CER 2021-025P. This document was produced by Micheline Najm, as part of a student employment program in continuity with her internship in the Master's program of the School of Public Health of the Université de Montréal, Health Promotion option. This 12 week extension took place in the winter of 2022 in the Knowledge Unit of the Quebec Office of the PHAC, under the supervision of Lucie Lapierre (researcher-analyst) and Mathieu-Joël Gervais (scientific advisor, INSPQ).

Subject

• Health,
• Aging,
• Lifestyle

Pagination

11

Peer review

Internal Review

Open access level

Gold

Citation(s)

Najm, M., Lapierre, L., and Gervais, M. (2022) Ageism and its impact on a physically active lifestyle. Synthesis of the narrative review. 11 pages.