The level of physical activity as an intervening factor in the cognitive state of primary care older adults

This study proposed to evaluate the level of physical activity and the cognitive state of elderly users of Primary Care Facilities (UBS) of the Municipality of Maringá, State of Paraná, Brazil. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, epidemiological study with 654 elderly men and women UBS users. A...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ciência & saude coletiva 2019-11, Vol.24 (11), p.4163-4170
Hauptverfasser:	Oliveira, Daniel Vicentini de, Oliveira, Veridiane Brigato de, Caruzo, Géssica Aline, Ferreira, Áurea Gonçalves, Nascimento Júnior, José Roberto Andrade do, Cunha, Paolo Marcello da, Cavaglieri, Cláudia Regina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng ; por
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Brazil Cognition - physiology Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiology Exercise Exercise - physiology Female Humans Male Memory - physiology Men Mental Recall - physiology Mental Status and Dementia Tests Middle Aged Older people Orientation, Spatial - physiology Primary care Primary Health Care Questionnaires Recall Sedentary Behavior Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	This study proposed to evaluate the level of physical activity and the cognitive state of elderly users of Primary Care Facilities (UBS) of the Municipality of Maringá, State of Paraná, Brazil. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, epidemiological study with 654 elderly men and women UBS users. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) were employed. Data was analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney "U" tests, with a significance level of p
ISSN:	1413-8123 1678-4561
DOI:	10.1590/1413-812320182411.29762017