Effectiveness of Lifestyle Interventions on Healthy Aging in Older Adults: A Global Meta-Analysis with Implications for Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64149/J.Carcinog.24.5s.358-368Keywords:
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Background:: With the world population rapidly aging, healthy aging has become a matter of population health, especially in countries such as Saudi Arabia, where Vision 2030 seeks to raise life expectancy and health outcomes. This paper proposes a detailed meta-analysis determining the efficacy of lifestyle (e.g., physical activity, nutrition education, and psychosocial support) intervention on health outcomes in older adults with national policy planning implications.
Methods::The reviewed data were gathered using peer-reviewed publications or studies published between 2023 and 2025 and national surveys that covered the Saudi Health Survey and GASTAT reports. The research quantitatively examined 16 lifestyle-based interventions that addressed adults aged 60 and older, which included chronic disease management, physical frailty, mental health, and self-reported health. The statistical tests of the difference between the pre-intervention and post-intervention change were t-tests such as paired t-tests and a p-value of less than or equal to 0.05.
Results:The outcomes indicate that there are critical changes improving a number of health indicators. Compliance of the physical activity improved by 17 percent (p < 0.01), control of blood pressure improved by 13 percent (p = 0.03), and self-management in the chronic illnesses improved by 15 percent (p < 0.01). The prevalence of sarcopenia decreased at 9 percent, and the salt intake in the diet decreased at 19 percent (p < 0.05). Additionally, the quality-of-life scores went up by 30 percent due to intervention. These results are consistent with the global standards of Japan, South Korea, and Canada confirming the effectiveness of community-based and adapted to the culture techniques.
Conclusion:Lifestyle interventions provide important physical and psychological health outcomes in aging individuals. Having noted that the health dangers continue to persist otherwise, with a vast prevalence of hypertension and low physical activity, the findings are indications of how proactive and integrative health promotion can be transformative.
