Sociodemographic profile and quality of life of active older adults belonging to a physical exercise program and sedentary elderly, linked to a basic health unit
| Autor: | Veridiana Silva de Santana Alves, Marluce Alves Coutinho, Francisco Dimitre Rodrigo Pereira Santos, Maria Sortênia Alves Guimarães, Floriacy Stabnow Santos, Rafael Almeida Machado, Paulo Soares Aragão, Waueverton Bruno Wyllian Nascimento Silva, Leila Rute Oliveira Gurgel do Amaral, Simony Fabíola Lopes Nunes, Poliene Tavares Cantuaria, Talita Buttarello Mucari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Quality of life
Gerontology lcsh:R5-920 medicine.medical_specialty 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Group ii Significant difference Health unit Physical exercise General Medicine Motor Activity General state 03 medical and health sciences Health of the elderly 0302 clinical medicine Physical therapy Medicine Elderly people 030212 general & internal medicine General health lcsh:Medicine (General) business |
| Zdroj: | International Archives of Medicine, Vol 10 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1755-7682 |
| DOI: | 10.3823/2346 |
| Popis: | Objective: To identify the sociodemographic profile and to compare the quality of life of elderly people who practice physical exercises in a group with sedentary elderly. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, composed of two groups: Group I consisted of 50 elderly people practicing physical exercise in a group; and Group II composed of 50 sedentary elderlies. Data were collected through two questionnaires; one questionnaire focused on the sociodemographic data survey and the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire. The data were analyzed by the BioEstat 5.0 program using the Z-Test. Results: Group I had better scores in the domains, limitations due to physical aspects and general health, in the other domains, group II had better scores. Factor that can be attributed to the modality of the physical exercise performed by group I that was in the group I and by the form of the allocation of the sample. Conclusion: The women were mostly in group I, and both groups were comprised of seniors over 61 years old, widowers and retirees. Statistically, only the general state of health showed a significant difference between the two groups. |
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