Be active to stay young! Our experience on physical exercise and well-being in a group of aged...
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Be active to stay young! Our experience on physical exercise and well-being in a group of aged patients from a Health Care Centre Daniela Florentina Pruteanu, Francisco Antón García, Carolina Mir Sánchez, Olga Maroto Delgado Wonca Europe 2015 Istanbul Conference Fuensanta Health Care Centre Quart de Poblet Health Care Centre Valencia Spain
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Be active to stay young! Our experience on physical exercise and well-being in a group of
aged patients from a Health Care Centre
Daniela Florentina Pruteanu, Francisco Antón García, Carolina Mir Sánchez, Olga Maroto Delgado
Wonca Europe 2015 Istanbul Conference
Fuensanta Health Care
Centre
Quart de Poblet
Health Care Centre
ValenciaSpain
Background and aim
To determine if physical exercise systematically practiced by a group of aged patients from a health care centre does improve their perception on their own health and well-being.
Methodology
We applied a questionnaire (adapted SF-12) about perceived health status, to a group of 54 patients, aged 65 and older. They have been practicing physical exercise for at least six months, 3 hours a week, supervised by a 67 year old "expert patient".
The questionnaire assessed their health status as they perceive it in the present compared to what they perceived before starting the physical exercise programme.
Results
N = 54 patients of our HCC
48 women and 6 men.
Mean age: 72.2 years old.
Results Question (Q) 1 – How would you describe your health status in the present?
0
13
3733,3
16,7
87
0
10
20
30
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70
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90
100
Very bad Bad Good Very good Excellent Globally good
%
ResultsQ2 – How would you describe your present versus previous (before programme) health status?
36,9
53,8
9,3
0 0
90,7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
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90
100
Much better Better The same Worse Worst Globally better
%
Results
Q3 – Have you noticed any improvement in performing your daily activities?
Yes: 96.3%.
Results Q4 - Since you have started exercise, your aches:
9,3
79,6
11,1
88,9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
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Disappeared Diminished Are the same Worsened Globallimprovement
%
Results Q5: What about your state of mind?
57,4
40,7
1,9
98,1
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
It improved a lot It slightly improved It´s the same Global improvement
%
Results Q6 – Did your social life improve?
55,6
42,6
1,8
98,2
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
It improved a lot It slightly improved The same Global improvement
%
Results Q7: Do you feel having more energy for your daily activities?
51,9
38,9
9,2
90,8
0
10
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30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Absolutely true True enough I don´t know True, globally
%
Results Q8: Did your quality of life improve?
51,9
33,3
14,8
85,2
0
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30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Absolutely true True enough I don´t know True globally
Results Q9: How would you range your global health status on a scale from 0 to10?
6,31
9,09
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
before practicing physicalexercise
after practicing physicalexercise
p=0.000, CI 2.20-3.36
Conclusions
Physical exercise practiced systematically improved patient´s perception on well-being
Conclusions
…And it also improved their social relationships, they felt more active.
Thank you for your
attention!
…And thank you young ladies for inspiring our work!!!
