Level of resilience in non-practicing and practicing physical exercise in elderly

Abstract

RESUMOO objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o nível de resiliência de idosas praticantes (GP) e não praticantes de exercício físico (GNP), conforme os aspectos sociodemográficos, condições de saúde e eventos estressantes. Participaram 164 idosas, sendo 85 do GP e 79 do GNP. Utilizou-se uma ficha diagnóstica para coletar dados sociodemográficos, as condições de saúde, o Inventário de Eventos Estressantes e a Escala de Resiliência. Empregou-se a estatística descritiva e inferencial. Não houve diferença significante no nível de resiliência entre os grupos (p= 0,404). As idosas do GP com maior nível de resiliência apresentaram escolaridade mais elevada e menor intensidade de eventos estressantes. Nos dois grupos, o maior nível de resiliência associouse a menor intensidade dos eventos estressantes. O nível de resiliência não está relacionado à prática de exercício físico, porém as idosas que realizam exercício e que apresentam maior nível de resiliência têm menor intensidade de eventos estressantes. Palavras-chave: idoso, resiliência psicológica, exercício. ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to analyze the level of resilience of older practitioners (GP) and non-exercising (GNP) as their sociodemographic characteristics, health conditions and stressful events. The study included 164 elderlies, being 85 GP and 79 GNP. We used a diagnostic plug to collect sociodemographic data, health conditions, the Inventory of Stressful Events and Resilience Scale. We used the descriptive and inferential statistics. No significant difference in the level of resilience between the groups (p= 0.404). The old GP with higher education had higher resilience and lower intensity of stressful events. In both groups, the highest level of resilience was associated with lower intensity of stressful events. The level of resilience is not related to physical exercise, but older women who regularly exercise and have a higher level of resilience have lower intensity of stressful events.

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