2012
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2012000300006
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Association between levels of physical activity and use of medication among older women

Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the association between levels of physical activity and usage of medication in older women.

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“…To our knowledge, there are only two other Brazilian studies that investigated the association between physical activity and medication use, having this as outcome. However, none of these studies exclusively evaluated leisure-time physical activity 7,8 . The first, a population-based cross-sectional study, was conducted in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, and included 3,182 adults 7 .…”
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“…To our knowledge, there are only two other Brazilian studies that investigated the association between physical activity and medication use, having this as outcome. However, none of these studies exclusively evaluated leisure-time physical activity 7,8 . The first, a population-based cross-sectional study, was conducted in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, and included 3,182 adults 7 .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Another cross-sectional study was conducted in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo 8 . In that study, 271 older women participating in physical activity community programs were evaluated.…”
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“…Enfim, o envelhecimento, por si só, é um fator de risco para muitas doenças, criando a demanda por mais cuidados, o que implica o uso de grande número de medicamentos, e estes, por sua vez, aumentam o risco da ocorrência de RAM 5 . Após analisar 9.793 internações hospitalares de idosos, registradas pelo Sistema de Internações Hospitalares do SUS, Paula et al 6 concluíram que há uma tendência crescente dos problemas associados ao uso de medicamentos por idosos.…”
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“…Em adultos, alguns esforços nesse sentido têm sido desenvolvidos 22,23,24,25,26,27 , porém, os resultados não são consistentes. Em adolescentes, são poucas as evidências disponíveis, e os resultados sugerem não haver associação entre prática de atividade física e uso de medicamentos 28 .…”
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