Body image satisfaction, sociodemographic, functional and clinical aspects of community-dwelling older adults

Abstract

Body image, according to the definition by Ledoux et al.(1) is “the systematic, cognitive, affective, conscious, and unconscious representation that people have concerning their bodies during their biological development and throughout their social relationships”.Objective:To determine the prevalence of body image satisfaction (BIS) and its relationship with sociodemographic, functional and clinical aspects in older adults.Methods:A cross-sectional, analytical and prospective study of a random sample of older adults from all health districts of Porto Alegre (30 health units) was conducted. The following aspects were studied: sociodemographic data (sex, age, marital status and education), BIS (Stunkard’s scale), functional tests (30 seconds Sit/Stand Test, time to walk 10m, Handgrip Strength - HGS), physical activity (Minnesota Questionnaire) and cognition (Mini-Mental State Examination).Results:Most of the 532 participants were dissatisfied with their body image (92.5%), particularly the women (71.7%). After Binary Logistic Regression (6 steps), BIS predictors were: high scores for the Sit/Stand (OR: 1.13; p=0.013), higher HGS (OR: 1.06; p=0.049), shorter time engaged in physical activity (OR: 0.77; p<0.001).Conclusion:The prevalence of BIS was low and most of the variables analyzed bore no relation to BIS. Notwithstanding, a relationship was found with greater HGS, higher Sit/Stand score and less time engaged in physical activity. Given the scarcity of studies on this subject, our study furthers the knowledge on how body image affects this population group.

Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Intake, and Body Image Dissatisfaction Among Saudi Adolescent Girls

“…Most overweight or obese students consider themselves to have a lower BMI than their actual BMI. These results are close to those of Farias et al (2018), who found that most Brazilian participants were unsatisfied with their BI and that 71% were female. As the participants were adults, their BID continued into adulthood.…”

Reliability and validity of the SAPF questionnaire and the Stunkard rating scale amongst elderly Spanish people

“…Estos resultados contrastan con los obtenidos por Latorre y col 46 , quienes observaron un bajo nivel de insatisfacción corporal (5,6 %) en un grupo de personas mayores en España. Sin embargo, en población mayor portuguesa, Farias y col 47 encontraron que más del 70 % de las mujeres reportaban insatisfacción corporal. La diferencia en estos datos puede ser debida a la herramienta empleada para valorar el grado de insatisfacción corporal, pues Latorre y col 46 emplearon el Body Shape Questionnaire, mientras que Farias y col 47 usaron el pictograma de Stunkard, al igual que en el presente estudio.…”

“…Sin embargo, la forma física, ni percibida ni objetiva, afectó al nivel de insatisfacción corporal, contrariamente a lo observado en poblaciones más jóvenes 21 , por lo que quizás la edad sea un factor a tener en cuenta. Esta hipótesis se apoya en hallazgos como los publicados por Farias y col 47 , quienes no observaron que la forma física (a excepción de la fuerza muscular) ejerciese una influencia significativa sobre el grado de insatisfacción corporal. Son necesarias más investigaciones que aporten luz sobre el estado de la cuestión.…”

Associação Entre a Função Sexual, Imagem Corporal E Autoimagem Genital De Idosas Fisicamente Ativas

“…É importante salientar que, no estudo supracitado, a amostra era de mulheres jovens, com média de idade de 29,55 anos, o que pode apresentar resultados diferentes quando comparado a mulheres jovens e idosas, visto que as jovens se importam mais com a aparência da sua região genital, enquanto que as mais velhas podem dar maior importância ao desempenho desta. Na prática, esses resultados sugerem que há mudanças de prioridades com o avançar da idade, nas quais as mulheres se afetam menos com os padrões de beleza impostos e passam a se preocupar mais com a saúde e a funcionalidade do seu corpo como um todo (CAMERON et al, 2019;FOUGNER et al, 2019;FARIAS et al, 2018).…”