Produção Nacional
Quality of life, elderly and physical activity
2012; Scientific Research Publishing; Volume: 04; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês
10.4236/health.2012.42014
ISSN1949-5005
AutoresCarlos Soares Pernambuco, Bernardo Minelli Rodrigues, Jani Cléria Pereira Bezerra, Alessandro Carrielo, André Dias Fernandes, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas,
Tópico(s)Youth, Drugs, and Violence
ResumoThe concept of quality of life is multiple concerns as a cultural, social and environmental individuality. The aim of this study was to verify the levels of quality of life in elderly practitioners of physical activity comparing a active group with a control group The sample consisted of 159 physically independent and apparently healthy individuals of either sex, with mean age of 66.61 ± 4.73 years. Active group obtained mean 14.32 ± 0.763 in whoqol's scores for levels of quality of life, the Control group (CG) obtained mean 13.31 ± 0.94 and p-value 0.05. The ANOVA with repeated samples showed higher values for active group when compared with control group after intervention, the significant level was p < 0.05. It must be recognized that not every aspect of human life is reduced to the practice of physical activity; however, it is an important instrument that generates well-being in this age group.
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