Recap:

The Disengagement Theory is a set of theory that suggested that as social beings get older, they prepare for their end-of-life by actively disengaging from their society. Johnson & Mulcher (2013), in their review described this theory as "a systematic way of understanding the social withdrawal accompanying age-related personal declines" but they also noted the theory's main weaknesses which were that it was not supported by evidence and did not into account individual elderly' behavioural variability.  This social theory arose during the 60s where there were far more younger people than older people. It is now debunked and not seen as a credible theory.

The Continuation Theory looks at how elderly who manage to continue to play their social roles or find ways to re-construct their social roles to adapt to their changing social status may experience a healthier psychology than those who could not (Atchley, 1989). This theory is linked to the Activity Theory because a continuation of social roles would meant that the elders would have a more activity filled life. Social Inclusion (being a part of society) is therefore seen as a basic human rights that should be accorded to the older individuals in the society.

The Transtheoretical Model of Behavioural Change is fairly useful model of looking at the process of planning behavioural change in stages. This will then make a complicated effort easier to navigate and implemented.  This framework would also allow us to identify where our patients are at in their journey of behaviour change. Knowing which stage of the TTM the patients are at may help us to understand what is needed to figure out where they are "stuck" at that stage so that we can find out why they are stuck there. This may allow us to come up with solutions to figure out how to push the patients along towards a higher cance of successful behavioural change that leads to better health decision or behaviour.