LIFE QUALIT Y AND INDICATIONS OF DEPRESSION IN ELDERLY WHO PRACTICE PHYSICAL EXERCISES IN THIRD AGE ACADEMIES IN MARINGÁ, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Fellipe Biazin Gonçalves Docente da Faculdade Metropolitana de Maringá - UNIFAMMA - Maringá/PR
  • Ana Paula Serra de Araújo Docente da Faculdade Guairacá - Guarapuava/PR
  • José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior Docente da Faculdade Metropolitana de Maringá - UNIFAMMA - Maringá/PR
  • Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17765/1983-1870.2015v8n3p557-567

Keywords:

Physical Exercises, Depression, Aging, Health

Abstract

Life quality and indications of depression in elderly people who practice physical exercises at Third Age Academies (TAA) are evaluated. Forty-one elderly females, aged between 60 and 80 years, chosen at random, participated in current study. A questionnaire for the collection of socio-economic data and the tools WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old to evaluate life quality and the Geriatric Depression Scale for the evaluation of depression were employed. Results showed that the elderly females had a good life quality level detected by mean score 80.6 points for WHOQOL-Bref and 72.6 points for WHOQOL-Old. Results on Geriatric Depression Scale showed mean score at 2.2±1.6, a low and positive value. Results revealed a positive and significant association in elderly females without any indications of depression and thus a good level of life quality, particularly in the physical dominion of WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old (p=0.033093). Elderly females who practice physical exercises at TAAs have good life quality with low rates of depression.

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Author Biographies

Fellipe Biazin Gonçalves, Docente da Faculdade Metropolitana de Maringá - UNIFAMMA - Maringá/PR

Graduado em Educação Física

Ana Paula Serra de Araújo, Docente da Faculdade Guairacá - Guarapuava/PR

Mestre em Promoção da saúde pelo Centro Universitário Cesumar (UNICESUMAR)

José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior, Docente da Faculdade Metropolitana de Maringá - UNIFAMMA - Maringá/PR

Doutor em Educação Física pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira

Mestre em Promoção da saúde pelo Centro Universitário Cesumar (UNICESUMAR)

Published

2015-12-31

How to Cite

Biazin Gonçalves, F., Serra de Araújo, A. P., Andrade do Nascimento Júnior, J. R., & Vicentini de Oliveira, D. (2015). LIFE QUALIT Y AND INDICATIONS OF DEPRESSION IN ELDERLY WHO PRACTICE PHYSICAL EXERCISES IN THIRD AGE ACADEMIES IN MARINGÁ, BRAZIL. Saúde E Pesquisa, 8(3), 557–567. https://doi.org/10.17765/1983-1870.2015v8n3p557-567

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Artigos Originas - Promoção da Saúde