Physical activity programs for institutionalized elderly people - contexts and practices

Authors

  • Ana Catarina Silva Assistente Social. Mestrado em Gerontologia. Seção Autónoma de Ciências da Saúde – Universidade de Aveiro. Aveiro, Portugal.
  • Rui Neves Departamento de Educação e Psicologia. Centro de Investigação em Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores. Campus de Santiago. Universidade de Aveiro. Aveiro, Portugal. E-mail:

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i4p09-25

Keywords:

Elderly People, Activ Aging, Physical Activity.

Abstract

The promotion and maintenance of FA provide to elderly people increased independence in ADLs and QoL. It is our goal to characterize the dynamics of development of physical activity programs (FAP) identifying the regularity of FA sessions, the type of activities developed, the underlying criteria for selection and the intensity of perception of effort required during the FAP. The sample consisted of 11 professionals from 8 institutions in the district of Aveiro, Portugal, with responsibilities in the development of FAP, respondents through semi-structured interview. It was found that the analyzed programs have regularities, durations, intensities and similar criteria.

Keywords: Elderly People; Activ Aging; Physical Activity.

Author Biographies

Ana Catarina Silva, Assistente Social. Mestrado em Gerontologia. Seção Autónoma de Ciências da Saúde – Universidade de Aveiro. Aveiro, Portugal.

Assistente Social. Mestrado em Gerontologia. Seção Autónoma de Ciências da Saúde – Universidade de Aveiro. Aveiro, Portugal.

 

Rui Neves, Departamento de Educação e Psicologia. Centro de Investigação em Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores. Campus de Santiago. Universidade de Aveiro. Aveiro, Portugal. E-mail:

Departamento de Educação e Psicologia. Centro de Investigação em Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores. Campus de Santiago. Universidade de Aveiro. Aveiro, Portugal.

 

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Published

2017-12-30

How to Cite

Silva, A. C., & Neves, R. (2017). Physical activity programs for institutionalized elderly people - contexts and practices. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 20(4), 09–25. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i4p09-25

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Papers

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