Physical Activity and the Improvement of Autonomy, Functional Ability, Subjective Health, and Social Relationships in Women over the Age of 60
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Título: | Physical Activity and the Improvement of Autonomy, Functional Ability, Subjective Health, and Social Relationships in Women over the Age of 60 |
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Autor/es: | Parra-Rizo, María Antonia | Sanchis-Soler, Gema |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | Research in Physical Education, Fitness and Performance (RIPEFAP) |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Didáctica General y Didácticas Específicas |
Palabras clave: | Physical activity | Functional ability | Functional autonomy | Elderly | Health | Quality of life |
Área/s de conocimiento: | Educación Física y Deportiva |
Fecha de publicación: | 28-jun-2021 |
Editor: | MDPI |
Cita bibliográfica: | Parra-Rizo MA, Sanchís-Soler G. Physical Activity and the Improvement of Autonomy, Functional Ability, Subjective Health, and Social Relationships in Women over the Age of 60. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(13):6926. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136926 |
Resumen: | Regarding functional ability, autonomy, promotion of social relationships and health, little scientific evidence has been found of physical practice in active women over 60 years of age. Hence, the goal of this study was to assess the functional abilities and autonomy, social relationships and subjective health of physically active older women according to the level of activity practiced. The IPAQ and CUBRECAVI scales were applied to a sample of 257 women between 61 and 93 years old (M = 69.44, SD = 4.61). Statistically significant outcomes were obtained in functional ability and autonomy according to their level of physical activity (p = 0.001): greater satisfaction and frequency of social relationships with a mild level of physical activity (p = 0.011), and statistically significant differences in the degree of satisfaction with their health according to the level of physical activity they practice (p < 0.001). The results showed that those with high physical activity obtained better levels of functional abilities and autonomy. Additionally, dissatisfaction with one’s own health is associated with low levels of physical activity. In conclusion, it could be said that the practice of mild physical exercise in older women encourages greater autonomy and functional ability for activities of daily living, which results in independence in everyday life in addition to fostering social links as well as gaining a better satisfaction with their own health, with the socio-emotional benefits that this can bring. |
Patrocinador/es: | This research was funded by Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Campus of Elche, Miguel Hernandez University (UMH), and Department of General Didactics and Specific Didactics, University of Alicante, funded this research. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/116350 |
ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18136926 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Derechos: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136926 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - SCAPE - Artículos de Revistas INV - HEALTH-TECH - Artículos de Revistas |
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