Componentes de influencia más valorados en la calidad de vida por las personas mayores de 60 años físicamente activas

Abstract

El envejecimiento y la calidad de vida han emergido con fuerza en el ámbito científico teniendo en cuenta el auge de la esperanza de vida. Sin embargo, no existen demasiados trabajos centrados en el estudio de los componentes que más influyen en la calidad de vida en personas mayores de 60 a 90 años físicamente activos. En el presente trabajo se evalúa la calidad de vida y la práctica de actividad física en 397 personas mayores físicamente activas de la provincia de Alicante. El objetivo de la investigación es conocer cuáles son los factores que consideran las personas mayores físicamente activas que más influyen a su calidad de vida. Los resultados concluyen que los componentes que más influyen en la calidad de vida están relacionados con la salud, relaciones, autonomía funcional y mantenerse activo como los principales factores de influencia en la calidad de vida de los mayores activos frente a la economía, pensión, vivienda o renta. Los resultados forman la antesala de nuevos estudios que tengan en cuenta el perfil de las personas mayores físicamente activas atendiendo a diferencias por deporte practicado.Palabras clave: Calidad de vida, envejecimiento, actividad física. Most valued components of the quality of life in older people than 60 years physically active.Aging and quality of life have emerged strongly in the scientific space taking into account the rise of life expectancy. However, there is not much work focused on the study of the components that most influence the quality of life in people older than 60 to 90 years physically active. The present study evaluates the quality of life and practice of physical activity in 397 physically active elderly people in the province of Alicante. The main of the research is to know what are the factors that consider the most physically active people that most influence the quality of life. The results conclude that the components that most influence the quality of life are related to health, relationships, functional autonomy and remain active as the main factors influencing the quality of life of the most active in the economy, pension, housing or income. The results are the prelude to new studies that take into account the profile of physically active older people attending to the differences for practiced sports.

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