Viktorija Piščalkienė, Dainė Krasuckienė, Evelina Lamsodienė Abstract Ageing society problems are relevant for many European and world countries. The word “old age” which is often associated with many negative associations, reveals the reason of this fact . One of the reasons is the fear of old age, with another being the negative attitude towards old…
Inga Muntianaitė, Fausta Blužaitė, Jurga Indriūnienė, Ramunė Žilinskienė, Akvilė Nainaitė Abstract The purpose of the research is to establish impact of applied physical activities based by balance and coordination exercises on functional performance and cognitive functions in elderly. Participants in research: Forty older adults took part in the research. The average age of participants was…
Viktorija Piščalkienė, Dainė Krasuckienė, Evelina Lamsodienė, Povilas Beseckas Abstract The worldwide ongoing process of society aging includesLithuania. Aging brings certain physical and cognitive changes,most older adults have at least one chronic disease. The qualityof health and social care services is determined by organizational,technical and financial resources, but interpersonal factors areequally important. The main reasons leading…
Algirdas Juozulynas Abstract Summary The international CHANGE project model was based on the intervention ideas of the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP). The main idea of this program and our project (which was implemented in five different European countries Lithuania, Italy, Spain, Austria and Poland) was to provide elderly more knowledge, new skills and keep them…
