This document summarizes several studies conducted between 2009-2013 on active aging and the elderly population in India. It discusses the aims of developing an active aging model to empower community-dwelling elderly and evaluate their quality of life. It also describes the rising elderly population in India and issues they face related to health, isolation, finances and lack of support systems. Several case studies are mentioned that evaluate the impact of active aging programs, group exercises, and technology on the physical and mental well-being of elderly participants.

1. ACTIVE AGEING ,COLLABORATIVE STUDIES 2009-2013
NEW DELHI, GURGAON

2. MISSION AND VISION OF DFI
• THE AIM OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVE
AGING MODEL IS TO EMPOWER COMMUNITY DWELLING ELDERLY FOR
CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL AT THE COMMUNITY
• TO EVALUATE THE MORBIDITY PROFILE OF THE YOUTH AND ELDERLY
• TO FIND OUT THE IMPACT OF ACTIVE AGEING MODEL ON QUALITY OF
LIFE IN ELDERLY PEOPLE.
• OPPORTUNITIES TO PERMIT OLDER ADULTS TO HAVE PRODUCTIVE
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION, AND UTILIZE THEIR RESOURCES IN COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

3. POPULATION AGEING
INDIA HAS AROUND 100 MILLION ELDERLY AT PRESENT
AND THE NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 323
MILLION, CONSTITUTING 20 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL
POPULATION, BY 2050
(UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA) AND HELP AGE INTERNATIONAL).

4. •URBANISATION
• NUCLEARISATION OF FAMILY
•MIGRATION
•DUAL CAREER FAMILIES
PROBLEMS IN ELDERS: CAUSES

5. STRESSORS
(HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF THE ELDERLY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN UDUPI TALUK,
KARNATAKA.A LENA, K ASHOK, M PADMA,1 V KAMATH, AND A KAMATH)
HEALTH
ISOLATIONFINANCES

6. ELDERLY CARE MODELS IN INDIA:
• VERY LITTLE EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO DEVELOP A
MODEL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE IN TUNE WITH
THE CHANGING NEED AND TIME
1. OLD AGE HOME
2. ASSISTED LIVING
3. RECREATION CENTRE
• OPPORTUNITY FOR INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT, IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE.

7. ELDERLY CARE MODELS IN INDIA:
• ELDERLY SUFFER FROM MULTIPLE AND CHRONIC DISEASES.
• THEY NEED LONG TERM AND CONSTANT CARE.
• THUS A MODEL OF CARE PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE
HEALTH SERVICES TO ELDERLY AT ALL LEVELS OF HEALTH
CARE DELIVERY IS IMPERATIVE TO MEET THE GROWING
HEALTH NEED OF ELDERLY.
(NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE HEALTH CARE OF THE ELDERLY (NPHCE) AN APPROACH TOWARDS ACTIVE AND HEALTHY
AGEING ,OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES, DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)

8. SOLUTION
• ELDERLY ACCESS TO AGE-FRIENDLY AND AFFORDABLE
INFORMATION AND SERVICES
• AGEING IN PLACE

9. ACTIVE AGEING
• ACTIVE AGEING IS THE PROCESS OF OPTIMIZING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH, PARTICIPATION AND
SECURITY IN ORDER TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE AS
PEOPLE AGE.
• IT APPLIES TO BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND POPULATION
GROUPS

10. ELDERLY : A VALUABLE RESOURCE IN
COMMUNITY
• IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO UTILIZE THE ELDERLY
MANPOWER RESOURCES IN THE NEXT YEARS TO REVIEW
COMPLEXITY OF ELDERLY ISSUES.
• THE TALENTS OF AN ELDER, WHO HAS EXPERIENCE AND TIME,
CAN BE UTILIZED AS THE MANPOWER RESOURCES BRINGING
ABOUT CHANGES IN COMMUNITY.

11. AGEING IN PLACE: ACTIVE AGEING
• ACTIVE AGEING DEPENDS ON A VARIETY OF INFLUENCES OR
DETERMINANTS E.G. PHYSICAL ,ENVIRONMENTS, SUPPORT
SERVICES, ECONOMICAL AND SOCIAL SITUATIONS
• IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVE, THE THREE BASIC
PILLARS OF ACTIVE AGEING ARE FULL PARTICIPATION IN
SOCIOECONOMIC, CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL AND CIVIC AFFAIRS,
ACCORDING TO BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS, CAPACITIES, NEEDS
AND PREFERENCES.

12. STUDY PROJECTS
DECEMBER 2009-SEPTEMBER 2013

13. INAUGURATION OF ACTIVE AGEING
PROGRAM IN DECEMBER 2009

14. ADOPTION OF 4
LOCAL ELDER ORGANIZATION
1. RREWA (GURGAON)
2. EFFORTS GROUP (SAFDURJUNG ENCLAVE),NEW DELHI
3. MATRI MANDIR (SAFDURJUNG ENCLAVE) NEW DELHI
4. VARISHTHA NAGRIK KENDRA SANSTHA
(CHATTARPUR)NEW DELHI

15. METHODOLOGY: ACTIVE AGEING
1. SELECTION OF VOLUNTARY MEMBERS OF 4
ORGANIZATION WHO COULD TAKE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF A LOCAL SUPERVISOR S
2. WORKSHOPS FOR ELDERS ON PREVALENT CHRONIC
DISEASES
3. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION THROUGH
TEXTBOOKS/MANUALS

16. •SELECTION OF LOCAL SUPERVISORS AMONGST ELDER
(SELECTION PROCESS LEFT ON SENIORS OF THE ORGANIZATION)
•SELECT MEMBERS FROM THE ORGANIZATION(ACTIVE OR
INACTIVE)
•EACH LOCAL SUPERVISOR TO TAKE CARE OF 10 ELDER
MEMBERS
•WORKSHOPS ON CHRONIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL ISSUES

17. UTILIZE THE CONCEPTS OF ACTIVE AGEING, ON SELF
CARE, MUTUAL HELP, AND SELF PROMOTION.
ARRANGE SOCIAL INTERACTION IN SMALLER GROUPS
WHERE LOCAL SUPERVISORS TO CONDUCT
EXERCISES/RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES/DISCUSSIONS

18. Group Activities

19. MOTIVATE ,FOSTER MORE LOCAL
SUPERVISORS

20. TECHNOLOGY IN ACTIVE AGEING HAS BEEN ONE OF
THE ACTIVE RESEARCHES DONE GLOBALLY.
TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN PROVEN TO FIND
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP EASE THE
TRANSITION OF AGING POPULATIONS
INTRODUCING TECHNOLOGY AND
ACTIVE AGEING

21. • COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT THROUGH
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MOBILE PHONES, INTERNET, CHAT, E-MAIL, WEB
SURFING, FACEBOOK, AND SMARTPHONES FORM
PART OF DAILY LIFE.
• 2. SAFETY AND SECURITY (HOME HEALTHCARE
MONITORS)
MOBILE PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE
SYSTEMS PASSIVE FALL DETECTION SYSTEMS ,
SENSOR-BASED HOME MONITORS WEB CAMERAS

22. 3.HEALTH AND WELLNESS
PRODUCTS DESIGNED FOR COGNITION ,BALANCE
IMPAIRMENTS, WITH NINTENDO’S WIIFIT, X BOX
ETC
FOR CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT,
REMOTELY MONITORING DIABETES OR
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. OVER TIME,
INTEGRATION OF THESE WITH HEALTH SYSTEMS’
(ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS)IN HOSPITALS
CAN BECOME STANDARD PROCEDURES IN
HEALTH SYSTEMS.

23. 4. LEARNING AND CONTRIBUTING THROUGH
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
TELEVISION, INTERNET SURFING: INFORMATION ON
CULTURE, HEALTH, SPIRITUAL, POLITICS
ELDER REMAIN ACTIVE IN AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT
SOCIETY, CONTRIBUTE TO IT THROUGH VOLUNTEERING OR BY
LEAVING A LEGACY OF STORIES AND SHARED GENEALOGY FOR
THOSE WHO LOVE THEM.

24. CASE STUDY
ACTIVE AGEING
VNKS, CHATTARPUR EXTENSION, NEW DELHI
2011-2013

25. OBJECTIVES
• TO CREATE NEW MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS IN OTHER
AREAS OF INDIA TO CREATE MORE SERVICE PROVIDERS,
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MEDICAL CENTRE’S
LINKED WITH ASSOCIATIONS OF LOCAL ELDERS
• MULTI SECTORAL NGOS OF ELDERLY CAN BE LINKED
WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR COMMUNITY
INITIATIVES

26. 345 ELDER MEMBERS OF VNKS CHOSEN FOR STUDY

27. • PATRON OF COMMUNITY ELDERS OF VNKS WERE
INTRODUCED BY DFI TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
WELFARE AND EMPOWERMENT, NEW DELHI.
• THE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF VNKS WORKED
RELENTLESSLY TO ADVOCATE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FOR CHATTARPUR EXTENSION TO BE AGE FRIENDLY.

28. THE MAIN FOCUS WERE
ON ROADS, WATER
WORKS AND STREET
LIGHTS WHICH WERE
HAZARDOUS FOR
ELDERS CAUSING
MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT
DUE TO UNFRIENDLY
ENVIRONMENT
2011

29. ROADS, WATER
WORKS, ELECTRICITY
REPAIRED THROUGH
EFFORTS OF VNKS IN
COLLABORATION
WITH LOCAL MLA
2013

30. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH 2013,
INAUGURATION STONE OF AN
OLD AGE HOME WAS LAID BY
THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL
WELFARE AND EMPOWERMENT
OF DELHI AT CHATTARPUR
EXTENSION

31. DFI HAS SET UP A WELLNESS CLINIC FOR THE
ELDERS AT THE VNKS OFFICE.

32. DFI HAS INTRODUCED STUDY ON TECHNOLOGY TO
IMPROVE POINT OF CARE TESTING ,BALANCE AND
DEPRESSION, PAIN, RESPIRATION
WITH INTRODUCTION OF THE ACTIVE AGEING PROGRAM
AT CHATTARPUR EXTENSION ENCLAVE THE DFI UTILIZED
THE INEXPLICABLE RESOURCE OF THE ELDER MEMBERS OF
VNKS THROUGH SELF CARE, MUTUAL HELP AND SELF
PROMOTION

33. STUDY ONE

34. USING INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF
FUNCTIONING TO UNDERSTAND ATTITUDE OF
COMMUNITY DWELLING ELDERLY TOWARDS
COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY IN
NEW DELHI, INDIA

35. USING INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING TO UNDERSTAND
ATTITUDE OF COMMUNITY DWELLING ELDERLY TOWARDS COMMUNICATION
AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
ICF category Facilitator
Satisfied Neither
satisfied
nor
dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
4
95-100%
3
51-95%
2
26-50%
1
4-25%
-1
4-25%
-2
26-50%
-3
51-95%
-4
95-100%
Communicatio
n Technology
(e125)
37.7% 10.3% 8% 29% 11.3% 1.7% 1.7% 0 0.3%
Education
Technology
(e130)
39% 10% 6.7% 28% 14% 1.6% 0.7% 0 0

36. • AMONG THE 300 PARTICIPANTS, 85% INDICATED THEIR
DAILY LIFE WAS FACILITATED BY COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY (MOBILE PHONES, INTERNET CALLING,
TELEVISION, COMPUTER)
• 83.6% REPORTED THAT THEY BENEFITED FROM
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY (E.G., CAPTURING
INFORMATION ON HEALTH/EMPLOYMENT/CURRENT
AFFAIRS THROUGH COMPUTERS)

37. FUTURE STUDY (WITH APUHC-
UNSW)
• UTILIZE A USER-CENTRIC APPROACH AND WORKING
CLOSELY WITH ELDERS TO DESIGN A MOBILE PHONE-
BASED APPLICATION TO SUPPORT AGED CARE.
• EVALUATE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON ELDERS’
PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.

38. STUDY TWO

39. SMART BREATHE: PROCATOR, SWEDEN

40. N=35 elders
N=16 Females
N=19 Males
Duration of Study-3 months

41. RESULT OF STUDY
CLINICAL OUTCOMES
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Respiratory
disorders

42. RESULT OF STUDY
QUALITY OF LIFE
• BETTER SLEEP
• BETTER APPETITE
• DISCIPLINED LIFESTYLE
• SOCIAL INTERACTION
• ENERGETIC
• CARING AND RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS OTHERS

43. RESULT: SF-36(Quality of Life)
PHYSICAL
FUNCTIONI
NG
ROLE
LIMITATION
DUE TO
PHYSICAL
HEALTH
ROLE
LIMITATI
ON DUE
TO
EMOTIO
NAL
PROBLE
M
ENERGY/
FATIGUE
EMOTIO
NAL
WELL
BEING
SOCIAL
FUNCTIO
NING
PAIN GENERAL
HEALTH
91 86 79 83 84 85 68 81 67 90 85 87 86 83 70 84

44. STUDY THREE

45. 10/3/2015 46
Low-Cost Center-of-Gravity Biofeedback For Static
Posturing - Smart Mirror

46. 10/3/2015 47
IMBALANCE AND FALLS IN ELDERLY
Increasing age Poor vision
Diabetes Low Grip
Arthritis Strength
Low socio-economic status
(Veuas et al; 1997)

47. 10/3/2015 48
PROJECT HISTORY
• During a workshop on balance and depression
with the community-dwelling elderly at
Chattarpur, Delhi, we found that Center of
Mass (CoM)-Center of Pressure (CoP)
parameters were more sensitive, and should
be used along with Berg Balance Scale BBS for
point-of-care balance monitoring in elderly
ref.: “Low-cost visual postural feedback with Wii Balance Board and Microsoft Kinnect - a
feasibility study,” IEEE-EMBS POCHT 2013 conference, Bangalore, India

48. 49 10/3/2015
•CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT ELDER PROBLEMS.
•FALLS DUE TO IMBALANCE IN ELDERS.
•INTRODUCE TECHNOLOGY TO PREVENT FALLS IN ELDERS.
•VALUABLE FUTURE LEARNING OF THEIR OWN LIFE.
OBJECTIVES OF HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOP

49. 10/3/2015 50
PROJECT TEAM
• STUDENTS INVOLVEMENT
– MR. RISHABH SEHGAL
• UNDERGRADUATE INTERN, ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGG., NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HAMIRPUR, INDIA
– 5 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
– ROOHI KAPOOR
– SACHIN SETHI
– MRIDUL KHANNA
– HIMANSHU KHANNA
– ADITYA CHOPRA

50. • SAMPLE SIZE: 75 ELDERS
• DURATION OF STUDY 2
YEARS
• OBJECTIVE : RISK OF FALL
IN FALL IN ELDERS

51. 10/3/2015 52
Project Team Prior Experiences with Wii Balance
Board and MS Kinect
Low cost devices like
Wii Balance Board
and Microsoft Kinect
can provide an easy
rehabilitation tool
however a natural
visual biofeedback
platform such as
Smart Mirror is
necessary for
conducting posture
training exercises for
elderly
10/3/201552
For details on integration of
WiiBB and Microsoft Kinect,
please refer to our paper at CSI
2012 conference

52. Balance training protocol
1.Sitting to standing
2. Standing unsupported
3. Sitting with back unsupported but feet supported
on floor or on a stool
4. Standing to sitting
5. Transfers
6. Standing unsupported with eyes closed
7. Standing unsupported with feet together
8. Reaching forward with outstretched arm while
standing
9. Pick up object from floor from a standing position
10. Turning to look behind over left and right
shoulders while standing
11. Turn 360 degrees
12. Placing alternate foot on step or stool while
standing unsupported
13. Standing unsupported one foot in front
14. Standing on one leg
10/3/2015 53

53. 10/3/2015 55
PROJECT TEAM EXPERIENCES
MR. RISHABH SEHGAL: SUMMER INTERNSHIP WITH PROJECT ADVISOR–DR. ANIRBAN DUTTA,
RESEARCH SCIENTIST, DEMAR-LIRMM, FRANCE (VIDEO DEMONSTRATION AT
HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=EES9T2RTA_S)

54. POINT OF CARE TESTING

55. FUTURE STUDY: PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE
CONNECTING COMMUNITY DWELLING ELDERLY TO HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES THRU TECHNOLOGY

56. STUDY FOUR

57. EFFICACY OF GROUP BASED EXERCSIES IN
COMMUNITY DWELLING ELDERLY DIABETIC
PATIENTS

58. PURPOSE
TO SIGNIFY THE EFFECT OF GROUP BASED EXERCISES IN
IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE IN COMMUNITY DWELLING
ELDERS WITH DIABETES.

59. METHODOLOGY
AREA OF STUDY
• VARISTHA NAGRIK KALYAN SAMITI,CHATTARPUR AND SAFDARJUNG LIBRARY CUM
RECRATIONAL CENTRE FOR ELDERLY (NEW DELHI)
SAMPLE SIZE-
• 34 elderly,(6 female ,28 males)
DURATION OF STUDY-
• 2 MONTHS
OUTCOME MEASURE-
• BBG AND SF-36
DURATION OF SESSION-
• 45 MINS TWICE A WEEK.

60. EXERCISE PROTOCOL
1. RELAXED DEEP BREATHING EXERCISES(3 MINS)
2. RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISES FOR BILATERAL ANKLE
JOINTS(5 MINS)
3. FUNCTIONAL BALANCE TRAINING
• SIT TO STAND(5 TIMES)
• STANDING WEIGHT SHIFT(5 TIMES)
• FUNCTIONAL REACH SIDEWARDS AND ANTERIOR FOR TOUCHING TARGET SET BY
THERAPISTS(5 TIMES)
• BIPEDAL HEEL RAISE(20 SECONDS)

61. • UNIPEDAL STANDING FOR 15 SECONDS(5 TIMES)
• UNIPEDAL STANDING FOR 15 SECONDS WITH KNEE
BENDING(5 TIMES)
4. WOBBOLE BOARD TRAINING (6 MINS)
5. GAIT TRAINING
• TANDEM WALKING (5 MINS)
• SPOT MARCHING(5 MINS)

62. RESULTS (Balance and Blood Sugar)
SUBJECTS PRE-
INTERVENTION
BBG
PRE-
INTERVENTION
GLUCOSE
POST-
INTERVENTION
BBG
POST-
INTERVENTION
GLUCOSE
1 36 170 40 166
2 51 165 51 164
3 53 154 54 155
4 52 164 54 168
5 50 159 53 145
6 48 142 51 134
MEAN 48.3 50.5

63. Balance
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1 2 3 4 5 6
Pre BBG
Post BBG
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 2 3 4 5 6
Pre Glucose
Post Glucose
Blood Sugar

64. RESULTS (Quality of Life)
ANALYSIS BERG
BALANCE
SCALE
SF-36
PHYSICAL
HEALTH
SF-36
ROLE
LIMITATION
DUE TO HEALTH
PROBLEMS
SF-36
ROLE
LIMITATION DUE
TO EMOTIONAL
PROBLEMS
MEAN Pre-39.8
Post-46.2
Pre-43
Post-58
Pre-19.4
Post-45
Pre-39.8
Post-46.2
DEGREES OF
FREEDOM
4 4S 4 4
t STAT -3.78439934 -2.070196678 -1.447321271 -3.784399334
P(T<=t)ONE-
TAIL
0.009681078 0.053603133 0.110681412 0.074141741
t CRITICAL
ONE-TAIL
2.131846782 2.131846782 2.131846782 2.131846782

65. RESULTS (Quality of Life)
ANALYSIS BERG
BALANCE
SCALE
SF-36
PHYSICAL
HEALTH
SF-36
ROLE
LIMITATION
DUE TO HEALTH
PROBLEMS
SF-36
ROLE
LIMITATION DUE
TO EMOTIONAL
PROBLEMS
MEAN Pre-39.8
Post-46.2
Pre-43
Post-58
Pre-19.4
Post-45
Pre-39.8
Post-46.2
DEGREES OF
FREEDOM
4 4S 4 4
t STAT -3.78439934 -2.070196678 -1.447321271 -3.784399334
P(T<=t)ONE-
TAIL
0.009681078 0.053603133 0.110681412 0.074141741
t CRITICAL
ONE-TAIL
2.131846782 2.131846782 2.131846782 2.131846782

66. RESULTS(Quality of Life)
ANALYSIS SF-36-
ENERGY/FAT
IGUE
SF-36-
EMOTIONAL
WELL BEING
SF-36-
SOCIAL
FUNCTION
SF-36-
PAIN
SF-36-
GENRAL
HEALTH
MEAN Pre-43
Post-60
Pre-47.8
Post-56
Pre-55
Post-75
Pre-52.5
Post-79
Pre-46
Post-68
DEGREES OF
FREEDOM
4 4 4 4 4
t STAT -4.54344 -1.2085 -6.53197 -4.53638 -5.047146145
P(T<=t)ONE-
TAIL
0.005235 0.146705 0.001419 0.005263 0.003622796
t CRITICAL
ONE-TAIL
2.131847 2.131847 2.131847 2.131847 2.131846782

67. DISCUSSION
THE ABOVE RESULTS DEFINE THAT THERE WERE CHANGES
ELDERS PARTICIPATING IN GROUP EXERCISES IN
NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY CENTRES HAVE IMPROVED
THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
PERIODIC, RESULT ORIENTED MEETING/SOCIALIZING OF
ELDERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM, IN THIS CASE DIABETES
SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL FUNCTIONS, EMOTIONAL
WELL BEING AND GENERAL HEALTH .

68. CONCLUSION :ACTIVE AGEING
• ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL
SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS AND RIGHTS OF
OLDER ADULTS; AND PROTECTION, DIGNITY AND CARE
IN EVENTS THAT OLDER ADULTS ARE NO LONGER ABLE
TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT THEMSELVES.
(ACTIVE AGEING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES: CORE PROPOSITIONS LEADING TO A CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK MARK LEYS, SOFIE DE ROUCK VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL, (SMIT-MESO) )

69. CONCLUSION..CONTD
• EXERCISES ARE PROVEN TO BENEFIT CHRONIC NON
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE LIKE DIABETES ,THEREFORE DECREASES
RISKS OF CARDIAC, BRAIN STROKE, NEUROPATHY ETC
• GROUP EXERCISES OF ELDERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM, MAKES
A BETTER COMRADESHIP AND UNDERSTANDING AMONGST ELDERS.
• GROUPS OF ELDERLY SOCIALIZING WITH A SIMILAR PURPOSE , IS
AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF ACTIVE AGEING FRAMEWORK
WHICH IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERS.

70. CONCLUSION..CONTD
• WE HOPE WITH INTRODUCTION OF THE ACTIVE
AGEING PROGRAM, DFI CAN UTILIZE THE INEXPLICABLE
RESOURCE OF THE ELDER POPULATION IN INDIA
THROUGH SELF CARE, MUTUAL HELP AND SELF
PROMOTION.
• OUR FUTURE PROPOSAL IS TO CREATE RESEARCH
MODELS NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND
BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY CARE AND
IMPROVEMENT IN QOL OF THE ELDERLY IN INDIA.

71. CONCLUSION..CONTD
• RESEARCH ON TECHNOLOGY TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE AGEING IN
INDIA SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED, FOR FUTURE ELDERS OF THE
COUNTRY.
• WE MUST BE SERIOUS ABOUT THE WORK OF BUILDING CARING
PROGRAMS, TRAINING HELPERS, AND INCREASING SELF CARE
AMONG WE WHO, SOONER OR LATER, WILL NEED SUCH
ASSISTANCE.

72. THANK YOU