Quality of life in active and sedentary elderly

Authors

  • Renata Selvatici Borges Januário UNOPAR
  • Hélio Serassuelo Junior UNOPAR/UEL
  • Mateus Calabresi Liutti UNOPAR
  • Diogo Decker UNOPAR
  • Mário Molari UNOPAR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conscientiaesaude/2011/v10n1/2523

Keywords:

Elderly, Exercise, Quality of life.

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the quality of life in active and sedentary elderly and determine the factors that predicts their participation in exercises programs. Methods: A hundred and two elderly (mean age 69.1 ± 6.7 years) were divided into two groups: GAT, including the elderly inserted on a training program over than six months, and GC the control group made up of non-practicing. It was used a Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) as a measure of quality of life. The differences between the two groups were analyzed by Mann Whitney test and multiple logistic regression estimated independently each transformed SF-36 scale (p<0,05). Results: It was observed that the scores obtained by GC were lower than most of domains of SF-36. Conclusion: Active elderly have better perception of quality of life, especially when analyzed the components related to functional capacity and social features.

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Published

2011-03-31

How to Cite

1.
Januário RSB, Junior HS, Liutti MC, Decker D, Molari M. Quality of life in active and sedentary elderly. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2011 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 8];10(1):112-21. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2523

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Section

Applied Sciences