PURPOSE IN LIFE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Fuente:
Redalyc
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Artículo científico |
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
2019
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1876466617225838592 |
|---|---|
| author | Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira |
| author_facet | Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira |
| contents | PURPOSE IN LIFE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira Matheus Amarante do Nascimento Géssica Aline Caruzo Cristina Cristóvão Ribeiro José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior Sônia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Aged Aged Aged aging aging OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate purpose in life among community-dwelling older adults and its possible associations with physical activity. METHODS: Cross-sectional study conducted with 654 older adult users of primary health care in a city in Southern Brazil. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Purpose in Life Scale were administered to participants. Data analysis was conducted using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney tests, and Spearman’s correlation coefficients were calculated. Significance was accepted at p < 0.05. RESULTS: The results showed a significant difference in purpose in life according to age (p = 0.003), monthly income (p = 0.001), health perception (p = 0.020), and medication (p = 0.008). There was a very weak correlation between purpose in life and minutes walked per day (r = -0.13). CONCLUSION: We conclude that sociodemographic variables and health conditions (such as health perception and medications used, respectively) can be considered intervening factors in purpose in life among older adults. Engagement in physical activity was not associated with purpose in life. 2019 artículo científico 2447-2115 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=739780746007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7397 Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Brasil) Num.4 Vol.13 |
| format | Artículo científico |
| id | redalyc_739780746007 |
| institution | Redalyc |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2019 |
| publisher | Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia |
| spellingShingle | PURPOSE IN LIFE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Aged Aged Aged aging aging PURPOSE IN LIFE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira Matheus Amarante do Nascimento Géssica Aline Caruzo Cristina Cristóvão Ribeiro José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior Sônia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Aged Aged Aged aging aging OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate purpose in life among community-dwelling older adults and its possible associations with physical activity. METHODS: Cross-sectional study conducted with 654 older adult users of primary health care in a city in Southern Brazil. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Purpose in Life Scale were administered to participants. Data analysis was conducted using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney tests, and Spearman’s correlation coefficients were calculated. Significance was accepted at p < 0.05. RESULTS: The results showed a significant difference in purpose in life according to age (p = 0.003), monthly income (p = 0.001), health perception (p = 0.020), and medication (p = 0.008). There was a very weak correlation between purpose in life and minutes walked per day (r = -0.13). CONCLUSION: We conclude that sociodemographic variables and health conditions (such as health perception and medications used, respectively) can be considered intervening factors in purpose in life among older adults. Engagement in physical activity was not associated with purpose in life. 2019 artículo científico 2447-2115 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=739780746007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7397 Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Brasil) Num.4 Vol.13 |
| title | PURPOSE IN LIFE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY |
| topic | Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Aged Aged Aged aging aging |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=739780746007 |