Professional competences to promote healthy ageing across the lifespan: a scoping review

As societies age, the development of resources and strategies that foster healthy ageing from the beginning of life become increasingly important. Social and healthcare professionals are key agents in this process; therefore, their training needs to be in agreement with societal needs. We performed...

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Autores: Carrillo Álvarez, Elena, Rodriguez-Monforte, Miriam, Fernández Jané, Carles, Solà, Mireia, Kozakiewicz, Mariusz, Głowacka, Mariola, Leclère, Mariel, Nimani, Endrit, Hoxha, Adnan, Hirvonen, Armi, Järvinen, Sari, van der Velde, Miriam, van Scherpenseel, Meike, Alves Lopes, Antonio, Santos, Hugo, Guimarães, Isabel, Handgraaf, Marietta, Grüneberg, Christian
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:20.500.12367/2841
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12367/2841
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Healthy ageing
Competences
Professional training
Scoping review
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Sumario:As societies age, the development of resources and strategies that foster healthy ageing from the beginning of life become increasingly important. Social and healthcare professionals are key agents in this process; therefore, their training needs to be in agreement with societal needs. We performed a scoping review on professional competences for social and health workers to adequately promote healthy ageing throughout life, using the framework described by Arksey and O’Malley and the Joanna Briggs Institute Guidelines. A stakeholder consultation was held in each of the participating countries, in which 79 experts took part. Results show that current literature has been excessively focused on the older age and that more attention on how to work with younger population groups is needed. [...]