Perception of the environment, dependency, social support and other variables of interest associated with physical activity in older adults

• Grant number: 16/14983-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2017
• End date: December 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Epidemiology
• Principal Investigator: Edson Zangiacomi Martinez
• Grantee: Natalia Akemi Yamada Terada
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Objective: the aim of this study is evaluate the association of the perception of the environment, social support, dependency in performing activities of daily living and of sociodemographic and behavioral variables with the practice of physical activities in a representative sample of elderly users of primary health care units, who reside in Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil. Methods: The instruments Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (IPAQ), Escala de Percepção da Adequabilidade para Caminhar (NEWS, adapted version), Escala de Suporte Social de MOS and the Questionário de atividades funcionais de Pfeffer (FAQ) will be used, as well as a sociodemographic and behavioral questionnaire. It is a cross-sectional study. The sample will be composed by individuals aged 60 years or above, residentes in Ribeirão Preto, who are users of primary health care. The municipality is divided into five health districts, being North, West, Central, South and East. In each of these districts is located a Basic Health Unit (UBDS), which are reference for some medical specialties in the region. The data collection will be held in the five UBDS. The sample size calculated was of 357 participants, that was determined considering a stratified random sampling. The association of the perception of the environment, social support, dependency in performing activities of daily living and sociodemographic and behavioral variables with the practice of physical activities will be assessed using linear regression models. The analysis will be performed using SAS software (version 9.3). (AU)

Scientific publications

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MIRIANE LUCINDO ZUCOLOTO; SCARLET FEITOSA SANTOS; NATALIA AKEMI YAMADA TERADA; EDSON ZANGIACOMI MARTINEZ. Validade de construto da versão brasileira do Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS) em uma amostra de idosos usuários de atenção primária. Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, v. 41, n. 4, p. 340-347, 2019-12-13. (16/14983-4)