Functional capacity and quality of life in older women practicing and not practicing hydrogymnastics

Objective: to compare the functional capacity and quality of life of older women practicing and not practicing hydrogymnastics. Methods: this is a simple natural experiment study, of a sample of 40 older women practicing hydrogymnastics and 40 not practicing hydrogymnastics. Latin American Developme...

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Main Authors: Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira, José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior, Maria do Carmo Correia de Lima, Daniel Eduardo da Cunha Leme, Mateus Dias Antunes, Sônia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2017-06-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/19237
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Summary:Objective: to compare the functional capacity and quality of life of older women practicing and not practicing hydrogymnastics. Methods: this is a simple natural experiment study, of a sample of 40 older women practicing hydrogymnastics and 40 not practicing hydrogymnastics. Latin American Development Group’s protocol was used to evaluate the functional capacity, and the WHOQOL-Bref and Old was used to evaluate the quality of life.Results: there were no differences in functional capacity or quality of life between the groups.Conclusion: it is concluded that there was not enough strong evidence to prove that older women practicing hydrogymnastics have a different functional capacity and quality of life compared to those not practicing physical exercise.
ISSN:1517-3852
2175-6783