Percepção do ambiente e prática de atividade física no lazer entre idosos

Abstract

Programs to promote physical activities for the elderly population must consider the variables associated with public and private structures (gyms, squares, sports courts, health clinics and banks), places where there are social gatherings (churches), social support (invitation from friends to exercise) and perception of safety.

Validade e fidedignidade de uma escala de avaliação do apoio social para a atividade física

“…2 A recent study with elderly individuals living in São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, showed that men who were invited by friends to practice leisure-time physical activities were four times more likely to be active in this domain. 21 The apparent lack of studies on this theme with the Brazilian population can be associated with insuffi cient instruments, especially for adults. Reis & Sallis 19 analyzed the validity and reliability of the translated and adapted version of the social support scale for physical activity among adolescents, which was used in other investigations with Brazilian adolescents.…”

Atividade física no lazer, deslocamento, apoio social e percepção do ambiente urbano em homens e mulheres de Florianópolis/SC

“…To evaluate the perceived urban environment, we used the Brazilian version of the Neighborhood Environmental Walkability Scale (NEWS) scale 22 and the social support scale to physical activity practice 23 . e latter scale showed internal consistency, validity and reproducibility being used in epidemiological studies with adults and elderlies in East Zone of São Paulo 10,24 .…”

“…e literature has presented signi cant associations between perceived security and walking for transport in Brazil 10 , walking during leisure time 35 and physical activity during leisure in Florida, USA 36 . In a research with eight countries of Europe 37 , it was shown that the security perception was not associated with the likelihood of practicing exercises often for men; in another study performed at Ermelino Matarazzo nighborhood, in São PauloBrazil, the security perception during daylight time was not associated with exercising during leisure time for elderly women 24 . is di erence on the in uence of security on physical activity practice from one study from southeast to south regions of the same country shows that the perception and the importance of urban environment attributes can be di erent according to each region or city.…”

“…Individuals that perceived a high motivational input from their social environment were more likely to meet the physical activity recommendations than those in a non-motivational social environment 24 . Nevertheless, in another study 30 the social support was not signi cantly associated to the activity level for both sexes.…”

“…e result corroborates with studies in Portugal and Belgium where the social and familiar support were related to walking in leisure time 31 . In another study, performed in São Paulo (Brazil), after the inclusion of the "educational level" as a variable, only elderly men that were invited by friends (not relatives) to exercise were more likely to exercise in leisure time 24 .…”