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Mental wellbeing in over 65s: occupational therapy and physical activity interventions

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  • Reference number: PH16
  • Published:  22 October 2008
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  • Overview
  • Introduction
  • Recommendations
  • Public health need and practice
  • Considerations
  • Recommendations for research
  • References
  • Appendix A: Membership of the Public Health Interventions Advisory Committee (PHIAC), the NICE project team and external contractors
  • Appendix B: Summary of the methods used to develop this guidance
  • Appendix C: The evidence
  • Appendix D: Gaps in the evidence
  • Appendix E: Supporting documents
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Minor changes since publication

August 2020: In recommendation 2, the advice on levels of activity was updated to refer to the 2019 national guidelines on physical activity.

October 2013: Title changed; this guidance was previously entitled 'Mental wellbeing and older people'.

ISBN: 978-1-4731-3860-5


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