2023
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11152164
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The Association between Physical Activity and Anxiety in Aging: A Comparative Analysis

Estelio Henrique Martin Dantas,
Olivia Andrade Figueira,
Alan Andrade Figueira
et al.

Abstract: (1) Background: As the worldwide aging population is growing, there is a need to embrace the role of physical activity in the anxiety of older people. Objectives: To analyze anxiety in older people practitioners and non-practitioners of physical activity; (2) Methods: ample composed of 690 older people of both genders, unselected volunteers, residing in Brazil, present (as participants or observers) in selected street races in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 30 October 2019, and 12 March 2020. An … Show more

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“…The BAI is a validated, self-administered inventory that measures anxiety symptoms over the previous 7 days. With reference to the studies conducted by Beck and Dantas, the scores obtained from the scale were evaluated in 3 groups in terms of anxiety: ˂20 points were considered no risk or low risk, 20–30 points as medium risk, and 31 points and above as high risk [ 26 , 27 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The BAI is a validated, self-administered inventory that measures anxiety symptoms over the previous 7 days. With reference to the studies conducted by Beck and Dantas, the scores obtained from the scale were evaluated in 3 groups in terms of anxiety: ˂20 points were considered no risk or low risk, 20–30 points as medium risk, and 31 points and above as high risk [ 26 , 27 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Reduzindo os níveis de ansiedade, stress, melhorando o sistema imunológico . A inatividade física associada a dietas inadequadas são ambas determinantes na ocorrência e progressão de doenças crônicas que trazem vários prejuízos ao ser humano (Dantas et al, 2023).…”
Section: Atividade Física Seus Objetivos E Seus Fundamentos Legaisunclassified