Health, Functional Ability, and Environmental Quality as Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Physically Active Older Adults
The factors that make physically active older people feel more satisfied in adulthood have not been extensively studied. For this reason, the aim of this work has been to evaluate, among physically active older adults, whether the level of physical activity they perform and the factors that foster t...
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| author | Rafael Zapata-Lamana Felipe Poblete-Valderrama Andres Ledezma-Dames Patricia Pavón-León Ana María Leiva María Trinidad Fuentes-Alvarez Igor Cigarroa María Antonia Parra-Rizo |
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| description | The factors that make physically active older people feel more satisfied in adulthood have not been extensively studied. For this reason, the aim of this work has been to evaluate, among physically active older adults, whether the level of physical activity they perform and the factors that foster their quality of life can be predictors of their satisfaction with life. For this, the IPAQ, CUBRECAVI and LSI-A scales were applied to a sample of 397 people between 61 and 93 years old (M = 69.65, SD = 4.71). The results show that health (β = 0.373), functional abilities (β = 0.159) and environmental quality (β = 0.105) are predictors of satisfaction in the most active adults. In conclusion, neither physical activity (to a greater or lesser extent) nor income are predictive variables of satisfaction with life but, rather, predict some of the components that cement their quality of life (health, fending for themselves and the home environment). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d22e82a09c24f95a1602fd8cbcfdd062023-11-23T18:59:10ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602022-06-0111626510.3390/socsci11060265Health, Functional Ability, and Environmental Quality as Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Physically Active Older AdultsRafael Zapata-Lamana0Felipe Poblete-Valderrama1Andres Ledezma-Dames2Patricia Pavón-León3Ana María Leiva4María Trinidad Fuentes-Alvarez5Igor Cigarroa6María Antonia Parra-Rizo7Escuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, ChileDepartamento de Ciencias del Deporte y Acondicionamiento Físico, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción 4030000, ChileCentro de Investigación en Gerontología Aplicada (CIGAP), Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Antofagasta 1240000, ChileInstituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa 91090, MexicoInstituto de Anatomía, Histología y Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, ChileDivisión Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa 86150, MexicoEscuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Los Ángeles 4440000, ChileFaculty of Health Sciences, Valencian International University—VIU, 46002 Valencia, SpainThe factors that make physically active older people feel more satisfied in adulthood have not been extensively studied. For this reason, the aim of this work has been to evaluate, among physically active older adults, whether the level of physical activity they perform and the factors that foster their quality of life can be predictors of their satisfaction with life. For this, the IPAQ, CUBRECAVI and LSI-A scales were applied to a sample of 397 people between 61 and 93 years old (M = 69.65, SD = 4.71). The results show that health (β = 0.373), functional abilities (β = 0.159) and environmental quality (β = 0.105) are predictors of satisfaction in the most active adults. In conclusion, neither physical activity (to a greater or lesser extent) nor income are predictive variables of satisfaction with life but, rather, predict some of the components that cement their quality of life (health, fending for themselves and the home environment).https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/11/6/265life satisfactionelderlyhealthfunctional abilityenvironmental qualityphysical activity |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Zapata-Lamana Felipe Poblete-Valderrama Andres Ledezma-Dames Patricia Pavón-León Ana María Leiva María Trinidad Fuentes-Alvarez Igor Cigarroa María Antonia Parra-Rizo Health, Functional Ability, and Environmental Quality as Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Physically Active Older Adults Social Sciences life satisfaction elderly health functional ability environmental quality physical activity |
| title | Health, Functional Ability, and Environmental Quality as Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Physically Active Older Adults |
| title_full | Health, Functional Ability, and Environmental Quality as Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Physically Active Older Adults |
| title_fullStr | Health, Functional Ability, and Environmental Quality as Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Physically Active Older Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health, Functional Ability, and Environmental Quality as Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Physically Active Older Adults |
| title_short | Health, Functional Ability, and Environmental Quality as Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Physically Active Older Adults |
| title_sort | health functional ability and environmental quality as predictors of life satisfaction in physically active older adults |
| topic | life satisfaction elderly health functional ability environmental quality physical activity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/11/6/265 |
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