Detalhes bibliográficos
| Ano de defesa: |
2012 |
| Autor(a) principal: |
Oliveira, Aide Angelica de
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| Orientador(a): |
Almeida, Vera Lucia Valsecchi de |
| Banca de defesa: |
Não Informado pela instituição |
| Tipo de documento: |
Dissertação
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| Tipo de acesso: |
Acesso aberto |
| Idioma: |
por |
| Instituição de defesa: |
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
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| Programa de Pós-Graduação: |
Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Gerontologia
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| Departamento: |
Gerontologia
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| País: |
BR
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| Palavras-chave em Português: |
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| Palavras-chave em Inglês: |
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| Área do conhecimento CNPq: |
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| Link de acesso: |
https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/12420
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Resumo: |
The practice of aquatic physical activity for the elderly is an important and strategic topic for both people, as in social terms. Among the aquatic physical activities, water aerobics has been receiving an increasing number of fans contributing, and when offered in a proper manner, to the improvement of the quality of life and for the rescue of the autonomy of the elderly. In water aerobics is the theme of this essay. This is a descriptive and exploratory study that aimed to investigate the relationship between aging, aquatic physical activity (gym) and the quality of life among the elderly. The research was developed in the Municipal sports Center located in Caieiras SP. The study population was made up of 100 subject, with equal or greater age of 60 years and practitioners of water aerobics for at least one year. For quantitative data collection was used a questionnaire covering personal and socioeconomic data; These data were collected through semi-structured interviews which had the objective of deepening aspects related to the regular practice of this kind of physical activity, the choice of the place and the perception of the subject about quality of life . Quantitative data were organized and worked by means of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows. As for the interviews, Bardin (2009) provided the framework for the analysis of the content (AC) of the lines of the subjects. Among the subjects, the predominant age was 60 to 69 years. On the other hand, the prevalence of women was significant (86%). These data were added to the collection of information about education, income, occupation, retirement, family status, marital status, religion, leisure and health conditions. The analysis of the data revealed not only the benefits of physical activity for the elderly population, as the importance of a multidisciplinary work |
