ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Being active has been shown to have beneficial effects for the health of individuals with chronic diseases. However, data on the association between multimorbidity and physical activity are limited. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between chronic diseases, multimorbidity and insufficient physical activity among older adults in southern Brazil, according to sex. DESIGN AND SETTING:...
<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To analyze the effects of an exergame-based training compared to resistance training on the quality of life and symptoms of depression in older adults.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> This was a two-arm, non-blinded, randomized clinical trial. Thirty-five participants (62.09 ± 7.11 years) were randomized either on the Exergame-based Training Group (n = 17) or the Resistance Training Group (n = 18). Ses...
ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the variation of the premature mortality rate caused the group of the main chronic noncommunicable diseases. Method: This is a time-series ecological study, which used secondary data of the Mortality Information System, from 2006 to 2014, from the 26 federal units and from the Federal District. Deaths caused by circulatory system diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory d...
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é investigar a associação entre demência e indicadores antropométricos em idosos de Florianópolis. Estudo transversal, de base populacional, realizado com 1.197 idosos (≥ 60 anos) em 2013/2014. A demência foi considerada como a presença conjunta de escore baixo no Miniexame do Estado Mental (MEEM) e a incapacidade funcional moderada/grave nas atividades de vida diária (AVD). As va...
Resumo Os exergames, videogames ativos, necessitam do movimento corporal e vêm sendo utilizados como alternativa para aumentar o nível de atividade física de pessoas de diferentes faixas etárias. Este estudo qualitativo investigou a percepção de adultos mais velhos quanto à prática de exergames. O grupo focal (GF) foi conduzido após 12 semanas da realização de um programa de exercícios físicos com exergames (50...