Interventions to Improve Health and Quality of LIfe

Paper Session Chair(s)

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  Giuliana Casanova, MSG, MSW, BA (she/her/hers)

  Doctoral candidate
  Department of Education and Psychology
  University of Aveiro
  Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Presenters in this session describe research related to efforts to promote health and well-being from biological, psychological, and social perspectives.

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

  Evaluating a Co-Designed Exergaming Platform (MouvMat) for Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Homes
  

  First Author: Charlene H. Chu, RN, GNC(c), PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

  The Crucial Role of Leptin in Mediating Visceral Adiposity-Associated Aging Process
  

  First Author: Shangang Zhao, PhD (he/him/his) – UT Health San Antonio - Barshop Institute
• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

  A Closer Look at Older Adults as Peer Educators in Lifelong Learning Institutions in the US
  

  First Author: Giuliana Casanova, MSG, MSW, BA (she/her/hers) – University of Aveiro