APPLICATION OF AN INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH IN ELDERLY ADULTS OF FEMALE SEX OF HERMOSILLO, SONORA

 

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Autores: Chávez Valenzuela, María Elena, Bautista Jacobo, Alejandrina, García Fernàndez, David Arnoldo, Fuentes Vega, María de los Ángeles, Ogarrio Perkins, Carlos Erenesto, Montaño Del Cid, Edgar Eduardo, Hoyos Ruíz, Graciela
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Fecha de Publicación:2018
Descripción:A quantitative study of a quasi-experimental design was conducted to identify the physical and emotional benefits promoted by a systematized physical activation program in older women of the National Institute for Older Persons and the Institute of Worker Safety and Social Services of the State of Sonora. The Senior Fitness Test (SFT) and the Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Scale (GADS) were applied to a non-probabilistic sample of 70 women over 65 years old (M = 68.4, SD = 5.12 years) from Hermosillo, Sonora. The results showed a decrease of 61% in the prevalence of anxiety and a 30% decrease in the symptom of depression after the program. Statistically significant changes were observed in the muscular flexibility of the lower extremities (p <0.05). Regarding aerobic resistance, the participants managed to increase an average of 36 meters more than they had traveled in the six minutes of walking at the beginning of the program. The program of physical activity systematized in older women reduces the prevalence of anxiety and depression and develops the ability to stretch, aerobic capacity, agility, and dynamic equilibrium.
País:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/10072
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/mhsalud/article/view/10072
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Palabra clave:Physical activity
older person
depression
anxiety
Actividad física
adulto mayor
depresión
ansiedad