Fernando de Andréa1, Fernanda Varkala Lanuez1, Adriana Nunes Machado2, Wilson Jacob Filho3. 1. Department of Geriatrics, Hospital das Clínicas of Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, SP, BR. 2. Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, SP, BR. 3. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, SP, BR.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the value of a physical activity program on stress coping of the elderly. METHODS: Intervention study with a group of 18 elderly people referred by the Geriatric Service of the Hospital das Clinicas of the Universidade de Sao Paulo, who attended a supervised exercise program, evaluated by the human activity profile and the coping questionnaire. RESULTS: In the coping and functional performance scales, increased stress coping capacity and improvement of daily activities were found after exposure to a physical activity program. CONCLUSIONS: The practice of supervised and regular physical activity, combining aerobic, resistance, stretching, and respiratory exercises, yields positive effects in the coping capacity and in the accomplishment of the daily activities.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the value of a physical activity program on stress coping of the elderly. METHODS: Intervention study with a group of 18 elderly people referred by the Geriatric Service of the Hospital das Clinicas of the Universidade de Sao Paulo, who attended a supervised exercise program, evaluated by the human activity profile and the coping questionnaire. RESULTS: In the coping and functional performance scales, increased stress coping capacity and improvement of daily activities were found after exposure to a physical activity program. CONCLUSIONS: The practice of supervised and regular physical activity, combining aerobic, resistance, stretching, and respiratory exercises, yields positive effects in the coping capacity and in the accomplishment of the daily activities.