Physical Fitness and quality of life of the elderly: a transversal study

Aim: To evaluate the association between the quality of life and performance in physical fitness tests. Method: This is a study adopting a quantitative and transversal approach, with a group of elderly residents living in the Souza Soares and Beltrao slum communities. Results: The results demonstrate a general profile of elderly individuals who do not show any motor fragility, and a classification near to regular in terms of their quality of life index. To find this score, a WOOQOL-Bref questionnaire was used, together with the following tests: functional range; reaching the feet while seated, standing up and walking; standing up from a chair in 30 seconds. To analyze the data obtained, this research used the Saphiro-Wilk normality test, and the Spearman correlation test. For all the tests, the level of significance was established as a < 0.05. Conclusion: There is no correlation between quality of life and physical fitness with regard to the studied population. Descriptors: Elder; Motor Activity; Physical Fitness.