Envelhecimento bem sucedido em idosas do Programa Saúde da Família de Maceió: o papel da aptidão funcional / Successful aging in elderly female of Family Health Program of Maceio: the role of functional fitness, 2009

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

30/03/2011

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Introduction: The successful aging is considered the new gerontology paradigm. The functional fitness is imperative to the successful aging. Objective: investigate the socioeconomic and health conditions and the relation between the functional fitness by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) and successful aging in elderly female registered in the Family Health Program of Maceio, from 2008 to 2009. Method: The study took place in Primary Care Settings with Family Health Program, from July, 2008 to February, 2009. The population was a random sample of women from 60 until 79 years-old, registered in the Family Health Program of Maceio. The variables studied were: socioeconomic and health perception conditions, flexibility, agility and balance, coordination (AAHPERD), self-referred morbidities, nutritional status (body mass index and waist circumference); depression (geriatric depression scale-30); international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) and functional capacity (Lawton scale). The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, qui-Square test, Fisherfs exact test, non-pared t-test, correlation coefficient of Pearson, being considered of significant level the values of p<0.05. Results: 268 elderly women were analyzed with a mean of 66.68 years (DP+/-5.77). There were a higher proportion of women from 60 to 69 years (70.5%). Hypertension was more prevalent (84%), followed by arthritis/rheumatism/artrosis (56.7%) and diabetes (31.3%). Of the women, 41% have mild to moderate depression (Geriatric Depression Scale.11), 12.7% were classified with functional dependency and 50.7% were considered as sedentary or insufficiently actives. In the AAHPERD tests, 76.1% had good/very good evaluation related to flexibility, 34.7% for agility and dynamic balance and 6% for coordination. Of the sample, 30.6% were shown with good/very good functional fitness. This functional fitness was correlated to age, years of education, functional capacity and physical activity. 16.4% of the sample was considered for the successful aging model. The association among successful aging and lack of hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases and arthritis/rheumatism/artrosis were significant. Conclusion: The evaluated elderly female had low educational level, low income and had a regular to bad perception of health. There was a high level of self-referred morbidities, being the hypertension, arthritis/rheumatism/artrosis and diabetes as more frequent. The functional fitness measured by AAHPERD were related to age, educational level, functional capacity and level of physical activity and may work as a evaluation parameter and follow-up for successful aging.

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saúde do idoso aptidão funcional qualidade de vida envelhecimento da população perfil de saúde programa de saúde da fámília saude coletiva elderly health functional fitness tests population aging health profile quality of life health family program

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