This study aims to analyze the quality of life of mothers of children with cerebral palsy, correlated with the evolution of their children's gross motor function after ten months of rehabilitation. An observational, longitudinal study was carried out in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, involving 100 mothers and children with cerebral palsy. The children's motor function was evaluated using the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) and the mothers' quality of life using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). After ten months of rehabilitation, the children's gross motor function had significantly improved (p<0.001), while the mothers only presented a significant improvement (p<0.001) in the bodily pain domain. The improvement in the motor function of children with cerebral palsy did not influence the changes in the mothers' quality of life.

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Objective: to compare the quality of life of elderly participants and non-participants of public physical exercise programs. Method: a control, analytical and cross-sectional study analyzing 108 elderly participants of public exercise programs (SG) and 126 non-participants (CG) in the city of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil, was performed. An initial Assessment Form, the Mental State Mini-Exam, the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life - Bref (Whoqol-Bref) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life - Old (Whoqol-Old) were used. Comparison of socio-demographic profile and health conditions was performed using the Chi-squared test, while comparison of the quality of life of the SG and the CG was performed using covariance analysis (ANCOVA), followed by the post-hoc Tukey test. Results: the elderly persons in the SG had higher mean scores than those of the CG in all the Whoqol-Bref and Whoqol-Old domains (p<0.05). The active elderly in the CG did not exhibit differences in relation to the insufficiently active or sedentary members of the CG for any Whoqol-Bref or Whoqol-old domain (p≥0.05). Conclusion: the elderly participants in public physical exercise programs had a better perception of quality of life than non-participating elderly persons, and it was found that simply being active may not be enough to guarantee a better quality of life.

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Resumo: Estudo com objetivo de avaliar a presença de níveis de estresse geral e parental em pais de crianças e adolescentes com síndrome de Down. Trata-se de um estudo transversal e analítico, realizado em cinco Instituições que atendem pessoas com deficiência em Goiânia, Goiás. A amostra foi composta por 40 pais. Instrumentos de avaliação do estresse: Inventário de Sintomas de Estresse para Adultos de Lipp (ISSL), Parenting Stress Index Short Form (PSI/SF). Quanto à avaliação do estresse geral, por meio do ISSL: a maioria dos pais não estava estressada. Quanto à manifestação do estresse parental: o escore médio do estresse dos pais foi baixo. Entretanto, nas três subescalas e no questionário total, 35% dos pais apresentaram níveis de estresse considerado preocupante. Pais de adolescentes apresentaram escore médio mais alto do que pais de crianças, na subescala interação disfuncional genitor-criança (p=0,03). Houve maior proporção de pais de adolescentes com nível de estresse considerado preocupante (n= 54,50%, p=0,008). A comparação entre os dados socioeconômicos e o estresse parental revelou que o estresse é maior em pais com menos escolaridade. Os resultados chamam atenção para a necessidade de assistir a saúde emocional de pais de filhos com síndrome de Down, com foco para os pais de adolescentes.Palavras-chave: Pai. Síndrome de Down. Estresse. Abstract:The aim of this study is analysing the presence of worried levels of general and parental stress in parents who has children and teenagers with down´s syndrome. This is a transversal and analytic study that happened in five institutions that assist people with deficiency in Goiânia, Goiás. The sample consists of forty parents. Instruments of analyses of the stress: List of symptoms of stress to adults of LIPP (ISSL). The analyses of the general stress happened through of LIPP test: most of the parents wasn´t stressed but those who had stress were in the phase of resistance. In respect of the manifestation of the parental stress: the average level of stress of the parents was low in the three subscales and in the entire questionaire, however, 35% of the parents showed worried levels of stress. Parents of teenagers showed average level higher than the parents of children in the subscale dysfunctional interaction genitor-child. There was bigger proportion of parents of teenagers they have worried levels of stress. Comparison between the socioeconomic data and the parental stress revealed that the stress is bigger in parents who have studied a little bit. The results show that it´s necessary to help the emotional health of parents and children with down´s syndrome with the focus to the parents of teenagers.