Objective Fitness of the motor system is the limiting factor determining the ability of independent living until death. Even amongst the "healthy" old, it is musculoskeletal frailty, which is the limiting factor for mobility, balance and endurance. Clinical correlates of frailty include falls, impairment in activities of daily living and loss of independence. Hence a major effort to understand and mitigate the phenomenon of frailty seems imperative for maintaining mobility inside and outside home, postural stability, preventing falls, ability for self-care, thus preventing social exclusion. BETTER-AGEING aims to research cause and remedies of physical frailty and encourage such actions. It will do so by:1) researching into the causes of physical frailty from whole body level to single muscle cells,2) evaluating the effects and benefits of a long-term (12 months) physical training programme common to all European Partners,3) catalyse the engagement of academic and social partners (regional and local authorities, non-profit organisations, university for the 3rd age) in joint programmes that aim to improve physical fitness and health-related quality of life of the very old. Fields of science social sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalities Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-6. - Key action The Ageing Population and Disabilities Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator THE MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY EU contribution No data Address Hassall Road ST7 2HL STOKE-ON-TRENT United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all THE UNIVERSITY OF MILANO Italy EU contribution No data Address LITA, Via Fratelli Cervi 93 20090 SEGRATE See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Forlanini 6 27100 PAVIA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES Belgium EU contribution No data Address Avenue Paul Heger 28 1050 BRUXELLES See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Priory House, 8 Wooedlabd Road BS8 1TN BRISTOL, CLIFTON See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE - DIJON France EU contribution No data Address Campus Universitaire 21078 DIJON See on map Total cost No data
