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Article

Predictors of the Level of Physical Activity in Physically Active Older People

by
María Antonia Parra-Rizo
1,2,
Jaime Vásquez-Gómez
3,
Cristian Álvarez
4,
Ximena Diaz-Martínez
5,
Claudia Troncoso
6,
Ana Maria Leiva-Ordoñez
7,
Rafael Zapata-Lamana
8 and
Igor Cigarroa
9,*
1
Faculty of Health Sciences, Valencian International University (VIU), 46002 Valencia, Spain
2
Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Campus of Elche, Miguel Hernandez University (UMH), 03202 Elche, Spain
3
Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule (CIEAM), Laboratorio de Rendimiento Humano, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile
4
Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 7591538, Chile
5
Grupo de Investigación en Calidad de Vida, Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación, Facultad de Educación y Humanidades, Universidad del Biobío, Chillán 378000, Chile
6
Centro de Investigación en Educación y Desarrollo (CIEDE-UCSC), Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción 4090541, Chile
7
Instituto de Anatomía, Histología y Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
8
Escuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile
9
Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Behav. Sci. 2022, 12(9), 331; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12090331
Submission received: 15 August 2022 / Revised: 6 September 2022 / Accepted: 12 September 2022 / Published: 14 September 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical Activity, Physical and Psychological Health 2.0)
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Abstract

There has not been much study of risk profiles in older people according to different levels of practice in physical activity. For this reason, the aim of this research was to evaluate whether the elements that influence the quality of life and factors such as gender and education can predict the level of physical activity in the physically active elderly population. The Fernández–Ballesteros quality of life questionnaire and the WHO International Physical Activity Questionnaire were applied to a sample of 397 people with a mean age of 69.65 years (SD = 4.71). The results revealed the following predictive factors of practicing a low level of physical activity (p < 0.05): being a woman; having a low educational level; and low scores in activity and leisure and in functional skills. In conclusion, gender, education, functional skills, activity and leisure, and health are elements of quality of life that predict the level of physical activity performed by the elderly, where it is necessary to use leisure activities (visiting friends, playing games, running errands) as an indirect way to increase participation in physical activity.
Keywords: elderly; physical activity; functional capacity; quality of life; leisure; gender; education level elderly; physical activity; functional capacity; quality of life; leisure; gender; education level

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Parra-Rizo, M.A.; Vásquez-Gómez, J.; Álvarez, C.; Diaz-Martínez, X.; Troncoso, C.; Leiva-Ordoñez, A.M.; Zapata-Lamana, R.; Cigarroa, I. Predictors of the Level of Physical Activity in Physically Active Older People. Behav. Sci. 2022, 12, 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12090331

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Parra-Rizo MA, Vásquez-Gómez J, Álvarez C, Diaz-Martínez X, Troncoso C, Leiva-Ordoñez AM, Zapata-Lamana R, Cigarroa I. Predictors of the Level of Physical Activity in Physically Active Older People. Behavioral Sciences. 2022; 12(9):331. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12090331

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Parra-Rizo, María Antonia, Jaime Vásquez-Gómez, Cristian Álvarez, Ximena Diaz-Martínez, Claudia Troncoso, Ana Maria Leiva-Ordoñez, Rafael Zapata-Lamana, and Igor Cigarroa. 2022. "Predictors of the Level of Physical Activity in Physically Active Older People" Behavioral Sciences 12, no. 9: 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12090331

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Parra-Rizo, M. A., Vásquez-Gómez, J., Álvarez, C., Diaz-Martínez, X., Troncoso, C., Leiva-Ordoñez, A. M., Zapata-Lamana, R., & Cigarroa, I. (2022). Predictors of the Level of Physical Activity in Physically Active Older People. Behavioral Sciences, 12(9), 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12090331

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