Adhesion to physical activity in women of the Open University to Third Age. / "Aderência à atividade física em mulheres da Universidade Aberta á Terceira Idade"

AUTOR(ES)

Claudio Shigueki Suzuki

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

The physical activity has a fundamental function in the promotion of the women s health that arrive to the Third Age, promoting the invigoration of the whole organism and preventing diseases. Objective: to verify in a women’s group of the Open University to the Third Age the motivation for the practice of the physical activity, looking for to understand the factors that facilitate and hinder the adhesion. This research is based on the Model of Faiths in Health, which looks for to explain the human behavior as for the process health/disease in agreement with the variables: susceptibility, seriousness, benefits and noticed barriers. Sample: 30 women of the Open University to the Third Age. Procedure: the collection of data was accomplished in two stages. In the first a questionnaire was applied with subjects related to the knowledge and perception regarding the practice of the physical activity, as well as benefits and barriers to this accomplishment. In the second stage the studied women registered in a diary, during 4 consecutive weeks, the type of accomplished activity and their justifications when no accomplished. Conclusions: it was verified that the practice of the physical activity is configured in the central areas of the space of the studied women s life, and 100% of them consider the physical activity important for the promotion of the health. Although the problems of health and the family commitments in the weekends have been identified as barriers to the practice of the physical activity, the accomplishment was motivated mainly by the personal willpower and for the other people s company during this practice.

ASSUNTO(S)

woman s health atividade física envelhecimento physical activity saúde da mulher aging

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