Knowledge of the benefits of physical-sport activity in older people according to socio demographic variables
This investigation pretends to know the degree of knowledge of the benefits of the practice of physical-sports activities for older people in an urban population of over 100,000 inhabitants (Alcalá de Henares) and the relationship according to socio-demographic variables. The quantitative used metho...
| Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) |
| Repository: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/30859 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/30859 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Physical activity Sport Physical exercise Older adults Active aging Knowledge Benefits Ciencias de la salud Deportes Sports |
| Summary: | This investigation pretends to know the degree of knowledge of the benefits of the practice of physical-sports activities for older people in an urban population of over 100,000 inhabitants (Alcalá de Henares) and the relationship according to socio-demographic variables. The quantitative used methodology has consisted of the realization of interviews face to face to a random sample of 133 people over 65 years of this population. The instrument used in the investigation has consisted of a questionnaire with closed questions, already validated in other research studies on the elderly. The results show that most respondents state they are aware of the various benefits of the physical-sports activities, although the psychological benefits are the least known. While according to socio-demographic variables are in general the man, seniors with 74 or fewer years and those with sufficient income those with a higher degree of knowledge. |
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