Older Adults: Physical, Mental and Social Aspects of Health and Well-Being

A state of social, mental and physical well-being where infirmity and disease are absent is referred to as health. It can be promoted by encouraging various healthful activities such as physical exercise and by avoiding unhealthful activities like stress and smoking. Physical environment, social and economic environment, and the individual characteristics and behaviors of a person are the primary determinants of health. Other determinants of health are lifestyle, environmental and biomedical factors. All aspects of health of an individual are influenced by the genetic make-up of the individual. This book unravels the recent studies in the field of health and well-being of older adults. It presents researches and studies performed by experts across the globe. Scientists and students actively engaged in this field will find this book full of crucial and unexplored concepts.