Policies for healthy ageing in response to climate change: Protocol of a systematic review

Climate change is a global phenomenon affecting every segment of the population. Yet, older adults are more vulnerable to climate change events (e.g., floods, heatwaves, landslides) owing to their functional limitations. Understandably, stakeholders have called for healthy ageing policies that enabl...

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Published inPloS one Vol. 20; no. 4; p. e0323069
Main Authors Asiamah, Nestor, Ofosu, Bernard Opoku, Effah-Baafi, Yaw Jnr, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi, Nkansah, Jacob, Saunders, Bernadette
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Public Library of Science 30.04.2025
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects
Adults
Aged
Aging
Biology and Life Sciences
Climate Change
Climatic changes
Earth Sciences
Environmental aspects
Gerontology
Grey literature
Health aspects
Health Policy
Healthy Aging
Heat waves
Humans
Influence
Landslides
Libraries
Medical Subject Headings-MeSH
Medicine and Health Sciences
Older people
People and Places
Policies
Population
Population aging
Registered Report Protocol
Research and Analysis Methods
Science Policy
Systematic review
Systematic Reviews as Topic
United Kingdom
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Summary:Climate change is a global phenomenon affecting every segment of the population. Yet, older adults are more vulnerable to climate change events (e.g., floods, heatwaves, landslides) owing to their functional limitations. Understandably, stakeholders have called for healthy ageing policies that enable older adults and individuals in the general population to maintain wellbeing despite climate change. This review aims to describe healthy ageing policies adopted or recommended in response to climate change. Eight databases (i.e., CINAHL, Cochrane library, ProQuest, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, and MEDLINE) will be searched to identify relevant studies. Materials published anywhere in English to date will be included in the review. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) or Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) checklist will be employed to assess the quality of studies. A narrative synthesis will be adopted to present the results. This review will highlight groups targeted with healthy ageing policies and describe policies in use or recommended. It will proffer implications for practice, research, and sustainability.
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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0323069