Scoping review of community practices and interventions for healthy longevity
A scoping review found 21 community-based studies on practices and interventions for healthy longevity, mostly from high-income settings and published after 2020; it maps strategies rather than establishing which is most effective. [1]
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The key findings
The review notes it remains uncertain which practices are most effective for healthy longevity. [1]
Of 21 included studies, 15 (71%) were published after 2020 and 17 (81%) were conducted in high-income settings. [1]
Descriptive studies highlighted themes including finance, physical activity, mental and spiritual health, digital literacy, independent living, safety, social support and health care support. [1]
The source at a glance
- Study type / format
- Scoping review of the literature
- Population / context
- Community-based practices and interventions for healthy longevity in the reviewed literature
- Summary based on
- Study abstract
- Original publication
- September 8, 2026
Review question on health span versus lifespan
The review starts from the concern that longevity does not necessarily mean good health, a concept called healthy longevity. It asks which existing and emerging community practices and interventions promote healthy longevity, what their key components are, and how stakeholders contribute. The authors note it remains uncertain which practices are most effective.
Supporting source [1]
21 studies mapped across four study types
Searches of six databases covered papers published from January 2010 to February 2025, and 21 studies met the criteria. Fifteen (71%) appeared after 2020, and 17 (81%) came from high-income settings in North America, Europe and Asia. Seven were interventional, four were intervention development, five were association studies and five were descriptive. Interventional and development studies mainly described multicomponent programs targeting individual and social determinants of health and generally reported beneficial effects on physical, cognitive and psychosocial outcomes. Association studies linked factors such as nutrition, household expenditure, housing quality, health insurance and public financing policy to healthy longevity indicators.
Supporting source [1]
Descriptive themes and need for diverse settings
Descriptive studies highlighted themes at the micro and meso levels, including finance, physical activity, mental and spiritual health, digital literacy, independent living, safety, social support and health care support. The authors conclude that the identified community-based strategies, practices and policies reflect joint efforts of multiple stakeholders and disciplines and are worthy of support. They call for more studies in diverse socioeconomic contexts. Because this is a scoping review, it maps the literature rather than testing effectiveness; the reported beneficial effects come from the included studies.
Supporting source [1]
How to interpret this
Abstract only; the full text was not reviewed. The review maps 21 studies, mostly from high-income settings, and does not establish which practice is most effective. Reported beneficial effects come from the included studies, and the authors call for more studies in diverse socioeconomic contexts.
Based on the study abstract; the full paper, tables and supplementary data were not reviewed.
Source & supporting passages
Leung AYM, Cheung KSL, Ou KL, Zhao IY, Qiu M, Wan KM, Montayre J, Huang Y. · europepmc.org · September 8, 2026