{"id":4481,"date":"2025-10-30T13:20:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T13:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/practicalhealthpsychology.com\/?p=4481"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:48:53","slug":"rethinking-aging-to-stay-active-and-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/practicalhealthpsychology.com\/sk\/2025\/10\/rethinking-aging-to-stay-active-and-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Prehodnotenie starnutia s cie\u013eom zosta\u0165 akt\u00edvny a zdrav\u00fd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A\u00efna Chalabaev, Grenoble Alpes University, Franc\u00fazsko<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ako bolo uveden\u00e9 v predch\u00e1dzaj\u00facom <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/practicalhealthpsychology.com\/2019\/10\/physical-activity-in-older-age-how-much-is-enough\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pr\u00edspevku<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, zdravotn\u00e9 pr\u00ednosy pravidelnej fyzickej aktivity s\u00fa dobre zn\u00e1me pre \u013eud\u00ed vo veku 65 rokov a viac. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789241599979\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Svetov\u00e1 zdravotn\u00edcka organiz\u00e1cia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stanovila jasn\u00e9 usmernenia t\u00fdkaj\u00face sa mno\u017estva a typu aktivity spojenej s pr\u00ednosom pre zdravie. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0140673612606461?via%3Dihub\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star\u0161\u00ed \u013eudia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> v\u0161ak na\u010falej patria medzi najmenej akt\u00edvnu \u010das\u0165 popul\u00e1cie na celom svete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Limity univerz\u00e1lnych intervenci\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To zd\u00f4raz\u0148uje, \u017ee zvy\u0161ovanie povedomia o v\u00fdhod\u00e1ch fyzickej aktivity nesta\u010d\u00ed; je potrebn\u00e9 preklen\u00fa\u0165 priepas\u0165 medzi z\u00e1merom a spr\u00e1van\u00edm. V\u00fdskumn\u00edci v oblasti <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/abm\/article-abstract\/46\/1\/81\/4563254?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;login=false\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">psychol\u00f3gie zdravia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vyvinuli cel\u00fd rad teoreticky zalo\u017een\u00fdch techn\u00edk na podporu zdrav\u00e9ho spr\u00e1vania. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24648017\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niektor\u00e9 techniky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00fa\u010dinn\u00e9 u mlad\u0161\u00edch dospel\u00fdch v\u0161ak m\u00f4\u017eu by\u0165 pre star\u0161\u00edch dospel\u00fdch ne\u00fa\u010dinn\u00e9 alebo dokonca \u0161kodliv\u00e9, \u010do zd\u00f4raz\u0148uje potrebu prisp\u00f4soben\u00fdch <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37076243\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pr\u00edstupov<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ageizmus: Skryt\u00e1 bari\u00e9ra fyzickej aktivity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ageizmus je bari\u00e9ra \u0161pecifick\u00e1 pre star\u0161\u00edch dospel\u00fdch. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doiLanding?doi=10.1027%2F1901-2276.61.3.4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zah\u0155\u0148a<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stereotypy (presved\u010denia), predsudky (afekty) a\/alebo diskrimin\u00e1ciu (spr\u00e1vanie). Hoci stereotypy m\u00f4\u017eu by\u0165 pozit\u00edvne, maj\u00fa tendenciu by\u0165 preva\u017ene negat\u00edvne, \u010do je <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0117086\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trend, ktor\u00fd sa v 20. storo\u010d\u00ed zintenz\u00edvnil<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Tak\u00e9to stereotypy prispievaj\u00fa k diskrimin\u00e1cii. Pribli\u017ene 35 % dospel\u00fdch vo veku 65 a viac rokov uv\u00e1dza, \u017ee \u010del\u00ed diskrimin\u00e1cii v ka\u017edodennom \u017eivote, a jeden zo 17 dospel\u00fdch vo veku 50 a viac rokov <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11606-015-3233-6?utm_source=getftr&amp;utm_medium=getftr&amp;utm_campaign=getftr_pilot&amp;getft_integrator=wiley\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">v zdravotn\u00edctve<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zdravotn\u00edcki pracovn\u00edci s\u00fa \u010dasto vzdel\u00e1van\u00ed o starnut\u00ed cez optiku choroby a \u00fapadku. To, spolu s ka\u017edodenn\u00fdm vystaven\u00edm krehk\u00fdm star\u0161\u00edm dospel\u00fdm, m\u00f4\u017ee posilni\u0165 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/opn.12457\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">postoje vo\u010di veku<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Aby sa tomu zabr\u00e1nilo, interven\u010dn\u00e9 \u0161t\u00fadie <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0098628312465867\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prezentuj\u00fa \u00fadaje proti stereotypom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (napr\u00edklad o podiele seniorov, ktor\u00ed sa venuj\u00fa dobrovo\u013en\u00edctvu, pracuj\u00fa alebo si rozv\u00edjaj\u00fa nov\u00e9 zru\u010dnosti). Podporuj\u00fa tie\u017e <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/gerontologist\/article\/61\/7\/1164\/5939854\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">medzigenera\u010dn\u00fd kontakt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> s cie\u013eom zmeni\u0165 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hs28FgRxqt0&amp;t=1s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vn\u00edmanie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, t. j. zmyslupln\u00e9 interakcie medzi \u013eu\u010fmi r\u00f4znych gener\u00e1ci\u00ed, najm\u00e4 medzi mlad\u0161\u00edmi a star\u0161\u00edmi vekov\u00fdmi skupinami.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okrem diskrimin\u00e1cie si star\u0161\u00ed dospel\u00ed m\u00f4\u017eu internalizova\u0165 vekov\u00e9 stereotypy. T\u00edm <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20802838\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beccy Levyovej<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> navrhol model, v ktorom stereotypy nau\u010den\u00e9 sk\u00f4r v \u017eivote formuj\u00fa vn\u00edmanie seba sam\u00fdch, zdravie a dlhovekos\u0165 star\u0161\u00edch dospel\u00fdch. Napr\u00edklad mlad\u00ed dospel\u00ed s negat\u00edvnymi stereotypmi o veku maj\u00fa v\u00e4\u010d\u0161iu pravdepodobnos\u0165, \u017ee o 30 rokov nesk\u00f4r za\u017eij\u00fa kardiovaskul\u00e1rnu pr\u00edhodu. T\u00fato <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0273229716300880\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">k\u013e\u00fa\u010dov\u00fa \u00falohu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> n\u00e1zorov na starnutie mo\u017eno vysvetli\u0165 najm\u00e4 ich vplyvom na zdravotn\u00e9 spr\u00e1vanie, pri\u010dom t\u00ed, ktor\u00ed maj\u00fa pozit\u00edvny postoj k vlastn\u00e9mu starnutiu, s v\u00e4\u010d\u0161ou pravdepodobnos\u0165ou zostan\u00fa akt\u00edvni a osvoja si zdrav\u00e9 n\u00e1vyky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intervencie na rie\u0161enie ageizmu a jeho d\u00f4sledkov<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hal.science\/hal-03273963v1\/file\/Knight%20et%20al_BJHP_accepted.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nieko\u013eko \u0161t\u00fadi\u00ed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> testovalo sp\u00f4soby podpory pozit\u00edvneho vn\u00edmania starnutia samotn\u00fdmi \u013eu\u010fmi, najm\u00e4 vo vz\u0165ahu k fyzickej aktivite. Napr\u00edklad <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/08870446.2018.1556273\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyer a kolegovia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vykonali randomizovan\u00fa \u0161t\u00fadiu s 84 krehk\u00fdmi, neakt\u00edvnymi star\u0161\u00edmi dospel\u00fdmi (priemern\u00fd vek 77 rokov). Jedna skupina dost\u00e1vala \u0161tandardn\u00fa adaptovan\u00fa fyzick\u00fa aktivitu (APA); druh\u00e1 skupina dost\u00e1vala APA plus modul sebapoznania. Tento modul zah\u0155\u0148al \u0161tyri sedenia po\u010das 12 t\u00fd\u017ed\u0148ov zameran\u00e9 na spochyb\u0148ovanie stereotypov, u\u010denie sa o starnut\u00ed a modifik\u00e1ciu negat\u00edvneho vn\u00edmania seba sam\u00e9ho. Interven\u010dn\u00e1 skupina hl\u00e1sila pozit\u00edvnej\u0161ie vn\u00edmanie starnutia a zlep\u0161enie du\u0161evn\u00e9ho zdravia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">V experiment\u00e1lnych \u0161t\u00fadi\u00e1ch bol identifikovan\u00fd e\u0161te jemnej\u0161\u00ed d\u00f4sledok stereotypov. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/fulltext\/2015-02669-001.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukazuj\u00fa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u017ee vystavenie star\u0161\u00edch dospel\u00fdch negat\u00edvnym stereotypom po\u010das klinick\u00fdch testov zhor\u0161uje v\u00fdkon pri \u00faloh\u00e1ch zah\u0155\u0148aj\u00facich pam\u00e4\u0165 alebo silu \u00fachopu. Jedna \u0161t\u00fadia zistila, \u017ee aktiv\u00e1cia identity \u201estar\u0161ieho dospel\u00e9ho\u201c zn\u00ed\u017eila silu \u00fachopu <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bmjopen.bmj.com\/content\/2\/3\/e001064.short\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">takmer o 50 %<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. T\u00e1to aktiv\u00e1cia sa m\u00f4\u017ee dia\u0165 nen\u00e1padne \u2013 prostredn\u00edctvom interakci\u00ed s mlad\u0161\u00edmi zdravotn\u00edckymi pracovn\u00edkmi, uveden\u00edm ich veku na formul\u00e1roch tesne pred klinick\u00fdm testovan\u00edm alebo informovan\u00edm o tom, \u017ee s\u00fa testovan\u00ed na schopnosti citliv\u00e9 na vek. V\u00fdzvou pre zdravotn\u00edckych pracovn\u00edkov je preto zabezpe\u010di\u0165 klinick\u00e9 prostredie bez ageistick\u00fdch podnetov, napr\u00edklad t\u00fdm, \u017ee sa vyhn\u00fa \u017eiadaniu star\u0161\u00edch dospel\u00fdch o uvedenie svojho veku pred vykonan\u00edm klinick\u00e9ho testu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celkovo si boj proti ageizmu vy\u017eaduje spolo\u010dn\u00e9 \u00fasilie: zvy\u0161ovanie povedomia a transform\u00e1ciu spolo\u010densk\u00fdch n\u00e1zorov a z\u00e1rove\u0148 posilnenie postavenia seniorov pri pretv\u00e1ran\u00ed vlastn\u00e9ho vn\u00edmania starnutia. Na dosiahnutie tohto cie\u013ea s\u00fa k\u013e\u00fa\u010dov\u00e9 intervencie zalo\u017een\u00e9 na d\u00f4kladn\u00fdch vedeck\u00fdch poznatkoch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Praktick\u00e9 odpor\u00fa\u010dania\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akt\u00edvne prem\u00fd\u0161\u013eajte o svojich predpokladoch o star\u0161\u00edch dospel\u00fdch a sledujte najnov\u0161ie vedeck\u00e9 poznatky, aby ste si vytvorili nestrann\u00fd dojem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prem\u00fd\u0161\u013eajte, ako by ste mohli do konzult\u00e1ci\u00ed za\u010dleni\u0165 pozit\u00edvne posolstv\u00e1 o starnut\u00ed a zd\u00f4razni\u0165, \u017ee star\u0161\u00ed dospel\u00ed m\u00f4\u017eu st\u00e1le z\u00edskava\u0165 silu a u\u010di\u0165 sa nov\u00e9 zru\u010dnosti.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spome\u0148te, ako pozit\u00edvne n\u00e1zory na starnutie podporuj\u00fa dlhodob\u00fa aktivitu a zdravie.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vyh\u00fdbajte sa negat\u00edvnym sign\u00e1lom o veku, ako je napr\u00edklad ozna\u010dovanie testu za \u201ecitliv\u00fd na vek\u201c alebo porovn\u00e1vanie testu s mlad\u0161\u00edmi dospel\u00fdmi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Povzbudzujte star\u0161\u00edch pacientov do medzigenera\u010dn\u00fdch programov, kde mlad\u0161\u00ed a star\u0161\u00ed dospel\u00ed spolupracuj\u00fa na rovnak\u00fdch \u00faloh\u00e1ch.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Translated by: Zuzana Dankulincov\u00e1<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By A\u00efna Chalabaev, Grenoble Alpes University, France As outlined in a previous post, the health benefits of regular physical activity are well established for people aged 65 and over. Clear guidelines have been set by the World Health Organization on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<strong>By A\u00efna Chalabaev, Grenoble Alpes University, France<\/strong>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As outlined in a previous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/practicalhealthpsychology.com\/2019\/10\/physical-activity-in-older-age-how-much-is-enough\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the health benefits of regular physical activity are well established for people aged 65 and over. Clear guidelines have been set by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789241599979\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Health Organization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the amount and type of activity associated with health gains. However, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0140673612606461?via%3Dihub\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">older people<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remain among the most inactive segment of the population worldwide.<\/span>\n\n<!--more-->\n\n<strong>The limits of one-size-fits-all interventions<\/strong>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This highlights that raising awareness about physical activity benefits is not sufficient; bridging the intention\u2013behavior gap is necessary. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/abm\/article-abstract\/46\/1\/81\/4563254?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;login=false\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health psychology researchers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have developed a range of theory-based techniques to promote healthy behaviors. However, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24648017\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">some techniques<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> effective in younger adults may be ineffective, or even harmful, for older adults, stressing the need for tailored <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37076243\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approaches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<strong>Ageism: A hidden barrier to physical activity<\/strong>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ageism is a barrier specific to older adults. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doiLanding?doi=10.1027%2F1901-2276.61.3.4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stereotypes (beliefs), prejudice (affects) and\/or discrimination (behaviors). Although stereotypes can be positive, they tend to be predominantly negative, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0117086\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a trend that has intensified<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the 20<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century. Such stereotypes contribute to discrimination. About <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/core.ac.uk\/download\/pdf\/10635079.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of adults aged 65+ report facing discrimination in daily-life, and one in 17 adults aged 50+ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11606-015-3233-6?utm_source=getftr&amp;utm_medium=getftr&amp;utm_campaign=getftr_pilot&amp;getft_integrator=wiley\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in healthcare<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare professionals are often educated about aging through a lens of disease and decline. This, coupled with daily exposure to frail older adults, can reinforce<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/opn.12457\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ageist attitudes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To counteract this, interventional studies <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0098628312465867\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">present counter-stereotypical data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (for example about the proportion of seniors who volunteer, work or develop new skills). They also foster <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/gerontologist\/article\/61\/7\/1164\/5939854\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">intergenerational contact<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to change <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hs28FgRxqt0&amp;t=1s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">perceptions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, i.e., meaningful interactions between people of different generations<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">especially between younger and older age groups.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to being discriminated, older adults may internalize age stereotypes. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20802838\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becca Levy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s team proposed a model in which stereotypes learned earlier in life shape older adults\u2019 self-perceptions, health and longevity. For example, young adults with negative age stereotypes are more likely to experience a cardiovascular event 30 years later. This <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0273229716300880\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">key role<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of views on aging may notably be explained by their influence on health behaviors, those with a positive attitude toward their own aging are more likely to stay active and adopt healthy habits.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<strong>Interventions to tackle ageism and its impacts<\/strong>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hal.science\/hal-03273963v1\/file\/Knight%20et%20al_BJHP_accepted.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have tested ways to promote positive self-perceptions of aging, especially in relation to physical activity. For example, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/08870446.2018.1556273\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyer et al. (2019)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted a randomized trial with 84 frail, inactive older adults (mean age ~77). One group received standard adapted physical activity (APA); the other received APA plus a self-perception module. This module included four sessions over 12 weeks focused on challenging stereotypes, learning about aging, and modifying negative self-perceptions. The intervention group reported more positive aging perceptions and improved mental health.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An even subtler consequence of stereotypes has been identified in experimental studies. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/fulltext\/2015-02669-001.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They show<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that exposing older adults to negative stereotypes during clinical tests impairs performance on tasks involving memory or grip strength. One study found that activating an 'older adult' identity reduced grip strength by nearly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bmjopen.bmj.com\/content\/2\/3\/e001064.short\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This activation can happen subtly\u2013through interactions with younger healthcare professionals, indicating their age on forms just before clinical testing, or being told they are being tested on age-sensitive abilities. The challenge for healthcare professionals is therefore to guarantee a clinical environment that is free of ageism cues, for example by avoiding asking older adults to indicate their age before they perform a clinical test.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, combating ageism requires combined efforts: raising awareness and transforming societal views, while empowering seniors to reshape their own perceptions of aging. 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