11 research outputs found
Physical activity and self-rerceived health among people aged 50 and over
El propósito del estudio es analizar los posibles efectos de la actividad
física sobre la salud autopercibida. Para ello, se encuestó a 765 personas entre
50-70 años durante 2012 en España. Se utilizó el cuestionario internacional de
actividad física (IPAQ) para estimar el equivalente metabólico de la tarea (MET)
total y en cuatro ámbitos: trabajo, ocio, hogar y desplazamientos. La salud autopercibida
se obtuvo de la escala visual analógica del EQ-5D-5L.
Los resultados muestran que únicamente el gasto energético de actividad
física en el tiempo de ocio incide positivamente en el nivel de salud percibido, el
resto de ámbitos no tienen influencia significativa. Asimismo, la autopercepción
de la salud es más negativa con mayor edad, menor nivel educativo y mayor
frecuencia de uso de servicios sanitarios. En conclusión, la actividad física
desarrollada en el tiempo libre podría plantearse como alternativa para mejorar
la calidad de vida de los mayoresThe purpose of the study was to analyse possible related effects between
exercise and self-perceived health among people over 50 years old.
A survey was conducted in 2012 to 765 community-living subjects from Spain
aged between 50 and 70 years. The survey includes the long version of the
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to estimate total physical
activity/week in METS (Measure Activity in Metabolic Equivalents) and in four
different domains: work, leisure, transport and domestic/gardening. Selfperceived
health was measured using the Visual Analogic Scale of the EQ-5D-
5L.
The results of the study show that only the level of physical activity developed in
leisure time has a positive and statistically significant effect on self-perceived
health, whilst the other domains of physical activity are non-significant.
Additionally, age, lower educational level and a higher use of health-care
services are negatively associated with self-perceived health. To sum up,
leisure time physical activity could be an alternative to increase the quality of life
of older peopl