Qualidade de vida em idosos ativos e sedentários

• Main Authors: Renata Selvatici Borges Januário, Helio Serassuelo Junior, Mateus Calabresi Liutti, Diogo Decker, Mario Molari
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Nove de Julho 2011-01-01
• Series: ConScientiae Saúde
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92917188014

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.