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Beneficis de la participació en activitats lúdiques i d’oci en la gent gran: revisió bibliogràfica

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Background: The ageing population is a fact we are facing worldwide. People now life longer than ever before, and it is important to ensure ageing healthy. Active ageing is a term more and more used every day by social and health policy’s, which remind the importance of keeping active during the elderly stage. Motivation for participating in activities and letting know about the community facilities they have, are key aspects to avoid elderly people from remaining isolated and participate in sedentary activities during their free time. Objectives: The present project aims to study the benefits of participating in leisure activities in people over 60 years old related to quality of life and active ageing, analyzes the preferences and experiences from people who participate in those activities, and it specify which public sources Girona’s city offer for elderly people. Methodology: A bibliographic revision is carried out by looking for articles published in the last 5 years, searched in the data bases Medline PubMed, Cochrane Library, Cuiden Plus and Scielo. The search of public resources has been carried out in official documentation sources from Girona’s local government. Outcomes: A total of 8 articles have been included into the present study, in which participation in leisure activities has been related to a better quality of life as well as being physical and social beneficial. In addition, 2 more documents have been added to the revision, which let know about the variety of leisure activities carried out in Girona, and its usage. Conclusions: Leisure activities are fundamental in health promotion around elderly people, improving quality of life, the initiative of realizing physical exercise, personal relationships and social integration