title: The Association Between Physical Activity and Quality of Life Domains Among Older Women.
abstract: This study examined whether the weekly volume and frequency of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and light walking (LW) were associated with quality of life (QOL) domains of 1,806 older women from Brazil. The WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD instruments were used to measure QOL, while the weekly volume and frequency of MVPA and LW were assessed by IPAQ. An ordinal logistic regression was used as a measure of association. The weekly volumes of MVPA and LW were associated with several domains of QOL. Higher frequency of MVPA was associated with better scores in 10 QOL domains. The weekly frequency of LW, in turn, was associated with all QOL domains. In conclusion, promoting active transport and encouraging physical activity in older adults, for at least 150 min and distributed several days per week, help to increase QOL.
authors.affiliation: College of Arts of Paraná, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gislaine Cristina
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Vagetti
authors.forename: Valter Cordeiro
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Barbosa Filho
authors.forename: Natália Boneti
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Valdomiro
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Oldemar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mazzardo
authors.forename: Wagner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: de Campos
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology