Uma proposta de política pública de atividade física para idosos

Benedetti, Tânia Rosane Bertoldo; Gonçalves, Lúcia Hisako Takase; Mota, Jorge

doi:10.1590/s0104-07072007000300003

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“…Public facilities with adequate and safe infrastructure for leisure activities, along with promotion of physical activity groups for elderly people, are options that have been proven to provide improvements in such individuals' quality of life. 4 Disability is a strong predictor of mortality among elderly populations. 3 This should therefore be taken into account in routine diagnostic assessments made by healthcare professionals who deal with this target population.…”

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Duca

Silva²,

Hallal

2009

Rev. Saúde Pública

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Disability in relation to basic and instrumental activities of daily living among elderly subjects ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of disability and associated factors in elderly, by focusing on basic and instrumental activities of daily living. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study on 598 subjects aged 60 years or over who were selected through two-stage cluster sampling in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, between 2007 and. Basic and instrumental activities were evaluated using the Katz Index and the Lawton Scale, respectively. Disability relating to each domain was defined as the need for partial or total assistance to perform at least one activity of daily living. Poisson regression with robust variance was used in the crude and adjusted analyses, taking the cluster sampling into account. RESULTS:The prevalence of disability relating to basic activities was 26.8% (95% CI: 23.0; 30.8). The lowest proportion of independence was in relation to controlling the urination and/or evacuation functions. In relation to instrumental activities, the prevalence of disability was 28.8% (95% CI: 24.5; 33.1), particularly in relation to moving around using means of transportation. A high proportion of the elderly subjects (21.7%) presented more than one instrumental activity with disability. In relation to basic activities, the greatest proportion presented dependence for only one activity (16.6%). In the adjusted analysis, disability relating to basic activities was associated with non-white skin color (p=0.01) and increasing age (p<0.001). Disability relating to instrumental activities was only associated with increasing age (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS:The association between disability relating to basic and instrumental activities and increasing age is an indicator of importance for enabling the health services to plan actions that aim to prevent or delay the occurrence of disability, thereby ensuring independence and better quality of life among the elderly.

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Duca

Silva²,

Hallal

2009

Rev. Saúde Pública

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“…, physical exercise). From the results presented in the literature on the benefits of a healthier lifestyle, public physical activity programs have been created in Brazil to increase the level of physical activity of population and therefore prevent diseases and promote health [12, 13]. …”

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The Role of Physical Activity on Mood State and Functional Skills of Elderly Women

Rodrigues

Campos

Paes

et al. 2017

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Introduction:Ageing is associated with several physical, psychological and behavioral changes. These changes are closely related with global health and functional capacity in the elderly. Mood disturbances are common among the elderly and may significantly increase apathy, resulting in decreased habitual physical activity levels.Materials and Methods:The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the mood state and functional motor capacities of elderly women engaged in a public physical activity program in Brazil and compare them with physically inactive elderly. Thirty elderly women were included in the study and categorized into two groups: physically active group, composed of participants enrolled on a public physical activity program (n = 16, 69±5 years) and physically inactive group (n = 14, 68±4 years). Total mood disturbance was assessed using the Profile of Mood States, whereas functional motor capacity was evaluated with the Sitting and Rising test. Independent t test and Mann-Whitney U] were used to compare groups.Results:The physically active group had lower total mood disturbance (p=0.02), confusion (p<0.01), tension (p<0.01), hostility (p=0.05) and fatigue (p=0.01) compared to the physically inactive group. There were no group differences regarding vigor, depression and sitting and rising performance (p>0.05).Conclusion:Lack of difference in functional motor capacity between the physically active and inactive elderly may be explained by the absence of exercise systematization in these programs.

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“…4 Physical activity programs are available that reduce the negative effects of inactivity on elderly persons by developing and maintaining the physical activities that are considered essential to help improve functionality and the performance of activities of daily living. 5 The capacity for trainability of the elderly is well documented, given that a decline in physical performance in old age can be delayed through training. 6 It is important to clarify that the more an individual has already been trained, the more difficult and time consuming it will be to improve, no matter how small, the level of his or her development.…”

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Trainability and reversibility in physical fitness among elderly persons taking part in an intervention program

Seemann

Schmitt

Guimarães

et al. 2016

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

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Minute Walk Test) was used. The intervention period lasted for eight months, and the detraining period took three months. Descriptive and inferential statistics with paired Student t-test and Scheffé post hoc was used. Results: The performance of the age groups differed in agility and aerobic capacity; Trainability was identified in the strength and resistance variables of the lower and upper limbs, and the flexibility of the lower limbs; Detraining was perceived in the strength and resistance of upper limbs, and aerobic capacity. Conclusion: A Functional Gymnastics program produces positive effects on the strength and resistance of the lower and upper limbs, and flexibility of the lower limbs in elderly women. An interruption period lasting three months results in detraining in strength and resistance of the lower limbs and aerobic capacity.

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Uma proposta de política pública de atividade física para idosos

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The Role of Physical Activity on Mood State and Functional Skills of Elderly Women

Trainability and reversibility in physical fitness among elderly persons taking part in an intervention program

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