Comparação da percepção da qualidade de vida em idosas praticantes e não praticantes do Método Pilates

• Published in: Cadernos saúde coletiva Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 261 - 269
• Main Authors: Tiago Rocha Alves Costa, Vagetti, Gislaine Cristina, Thiago Silva Piola, Pereira da Silva, Michael, Pacífico, Ana Beatriz, Bozza, Rodrigo, Oliveira, Valdomiro, Wagner de Campos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 01-09-2018
• Subjects: idosas; Pilates; qualidade de vida
• ISSN: 1414-462X; 2358-291X
• DOI: 10.1590/1414-462X201800030393

BackgroundThe aging process causes a reduction of the physical function, allowing the individual to have a decrease in the perception of the quality of life. Therefore, regular physical activity can be a favorable factor for a better perception of quality of life.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the quality-of-life perception of elderly women practitioners and non-practitioners of the Pilates’ method.Methoddivided into three exercise type groups and two age groups: 60-64.9 and 70-74.9 years. The exercise type groups were as follows: Pilates’ method practitioners (n=60), gymnastics practitioners (n=63), and non-practitioners of regular physical activity (n=62). The WHOQOL-OLD and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaires were applied to evaluate the quality-of-life perception. Statistics: The Shapiro-Wilk test verified the data distribution and comparative analysis was conducted using the Kruskal-Wallis test with Mann-Whitney Post-Hoc and Bonferroni correction. All analyses were processed using the SPSS software at 5% significance level (p<0.05).ResultsFor 60-64.9-year-old group assessed by the WHOQOL-OLD questionnaire, the non-practitioners of regular physical activity showed better perception in the social participation domain than that of the gymnastic practitioners. For 70-74.9-year-old group assessed by the same instrument, the Pilates’ method practitioners showed the best perception in most of the quality-of-life domains.ConclusionElderly women practitioners of the Pilates’ method obtained the highest scores in most of the quality-of-life domains for the 70-74.9-year-old group.