Quality of life of elderly physically ativivos DTHE city of Goiânia Goiás

Abstract

Introduction: Quality of life (Qol) can be defined as the perception of well-being resulting from a set of individual and socio-environmental parameters. QoL can be divided into three fundamental aspects: subjectivity, multidimensionality and presence of positive and negative dimensions. According to WHOQOL GROUP, Qol relates the individual's perception of his life in the context of the culture and values in which he lives in relation to his/her goals, expectations and concerns. Physical, psychological, social, spiritual life, level of independence are factors that can influence QoL. Active aging has become increasingly common, experts from all areas of health recommend physical exercise as prevention and control of physiological deficits because of aging. Objective: To analyze the quality of life of elderly practitioners of physical exercise in the city of Goiânia-GO.  Methodology: Cross-sectional study carried out in different academies in the city of Goiânia-Go. Eighty-seven elderly practitioners and non-practitioners of physical exercise were evaluated using the Qol questionnaire - WHOQOL - OLD). The data were analyzed using the Student's  t-test for comparisons of means between two groups. The significance adopted was 5%. Results: In the domain, sensory ability and past activity present and future there were significant differences between the groups practicing and non-practicing exercise, being p=0.00 and p=0.05, respectively. Variable aas, social participation and death and dying were not found significant differences between the groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: Elderly practitioners of physical exercises have a higher quality of life when compared to non-practicing elderly. The domains, sensory ability and past activity present and future were the factors that demonstrated the importance of exercise practice.