Full Description
Asia is the world's most populous region and has the highest per capita number of older people in the world. It is also home to the healthy ageing traditions of Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine and the rich regional traditions of Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.
This book addresses policies related to ageing, traditional Asian approaches to ageing, an integrated medical system approaches to ageing, ageing in place, and community empowerment.
Features
Presents information on The 100-Year Life. As a counterpoint to focussing on the frail elderly, Japan is promoting the '100-Year Life Society', a societal model in which all citizens are dynamically engaged and productive throughout the lifespan to reach a healthy 100 years of age.
Discusses a framework for optimization of Ageing in Place or staying at home as this is a desired option for most older people.
Presents evidence for exercise and movement in healthy aging with guidelines in different states of ageing.
Features information on how to improve mental wellbeing in cognitive decline, isolation and loneliness, poor nutrition, and reduced mobility.
Creates an understanding of loss and bereavement through processes and the impact of loss.
Provides information on developments in health technology to optimize efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of providers.
Details health insurance options including coverage for traditional as well as modern medical services, provides models for other countries in the region.
Lists coping skills or abilities to help older people to be more independent and in control of their lives.
Features information on Asian herbs, spices and foods in healthy ageing across the lifepsan and specifically in addressing age-related health issues.
"What is required is a new culture based on the science in which older people are expected to remain, or become increasingly active, physically, cognitively and emotionally maintaining or strengthening a strong sense of purpose. Europe is looking to Asia because this culture is more prevalent there than in Europe. The core theme is not one of 'caring' for a passive subset of the population but of promoting lifelong learning because knowledge is the elixir of life."
- Professor Sir Muir Gray, Founding Director, The Optimal Ageing Programme & Professor in the Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford
Contents
1. Healthy Ageing in Asia during the COVID Pandemic. 2. An Integrated Approach to Creating Healthy Ageing in the Nation 3. Challenges of Holistic Health Care System for Ageing Population in Malaysia. 4. Policy Development on Ageing in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges. 5. Enriching the lives of seniors in Japan (Ikigai Healthy Ageing Policy in Japan). 6. South Korea's Prospect for Aging and Preparation for the Future. 7. The Triple Response to Population Ageing Systems, Networks and Culture Change: Perspectives: From the UK and Europe. 8. The Health and Well-Being of the Left-Behind Elderly in Rural China. 9. The definition of TM: perspectives from WHO and countries across Asia. 10. Traditional Malay Ulam for Healthy Ageing. 11. The Value of TCM in Health Preservation in Healthy Ageing. 12. The Value of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of Hua Tuo (Five-Animal Play) with Traditional Chinese Medicine. 13. An Ayurvedic Approach for Healthy Ageing. 14. Principles and Practice of Yoga for Rejuvenation. 15. Rapid Ageing in Thailand and Implications for Thai Traditional Medicine. 16. Health benefits of Exercise for Older People: The Research Evidence, and Approaches to Maximise Participation. 17. Discussion on Principles and Methods of Tai Chi Qigong in Preventing Falling among the Elderly. 18. Integrated Management in Elderly. 19. Mental Health and Healthy Ageing - Prevention and Management. 20. Laughter is the best Therapy for Happiness and Heathy Life Expectancy. 21. Impact of music therapy in complicated grief reactions in elderly persons. 22. Empowering the Community in Healthy Ageing. 23. Ageing in Place: Beyond the Home. 24. Mapping healthy ageing startups, and the role of accelerators and incubators in supporting innovation for prevention and wellness in South East Asia. 25. Translational Research: A Novel Yam Protein with Tremendous Potential for Menopausal Syndrome. 26. Conclusion (Way Forward).
