| Revista: | Revista brasileira em promocao da saude |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000374084 |
| ISSN: | 1806-1230 |
| Autores: | Alencar, Nelyse de Araujo1 Ferreira, Marcia de Assuncao2 Vale, Rodrigo Gomes de Sousa1 Dantas, Estelio Henrique Martin1 |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 2Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
| Año: | 2011 |
| Periodo: | Jul-Sep |
| Volumen: | 24 |
| Número: | 3 |
| Paginación: | 251-257 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Portugués |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Aplicado |
| Resumen en inglés | Objective: To assess physical activity levels (PAL) in elderly women practitioners of physical activity followed-up by a Family Health team of the city of Crato-CE, Brazil. Methods: To determine the level of physical activity, we used the Modified Baecke Questionnaire for Elderly (MBQE). In the statistical evaluation of obtained differences we applied the Student t test, with a significance level of p <0.05 and size-effect. Results: Comparing the level of physical activity, according to the MBQE classification, of the women who practiced walking (67.2% of the total, PAL = 4.45, classified as high) with those who performed only domestic activities (54.1%, PAL = 1.71, low), we observed a D% = 160%, 24%, p <0.001. The Conhen index that expresses the magnitude of this difference was 6.23 (high). Conclusion: According to the results, it is inferred that the practice of regular physical activity such as walking, can improve the levels of motor activity in elderly |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Geriatría, Salud pública, Ancianos, Actividad física, Salud, Actividad motora |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Geriatrics, Public health, Aged, Physical activity, Health, Motor activity |
| Texto completo: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
