Quality of life in the elderly in a stretching program
ABSTRACT: The aim was to evaluate the quality of life of the elderly before and after the intervention. Twenty-one elderly (mean 65.71 years, ± 5.08) participated in a stretching program and WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old were used for evaluation. The four dimensions of WHOQOL-Bref showed improvement in...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Kairós (Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/33499 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/2176-901X.2017v20i1p259-276 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Ejercicio Estiramiento Mayores. Exercício Físico Alongamento Envelhecimento. Exercise Stretching Elderly. |
| Resumo: | ABSTRACT: The aim was to evaluate the quality of life of the elderly before and after the intervention. Twenty-one elderly (mean 65.71 years, ± 5.08) participated in a stretching program and WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old were used for evaluation. The four dimensions of WHOQOL-Bref showed improvement in indicators, as well as the dimensions of WHOQOL-Old: Past, Present and Future Activities, Social Participation, and Intimacy. It is concluded that there is evidence that stretching type physical activity seems to be beneficial for the studied population.Keywords: Exercise; Stretching; Elderly. |
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