QualIty of lIfe and Well-beIng
COMPARISON OF FUNCTIONAL FITNESS BETwEEN SEDENTARy AND ACTIVE ELDERLy
wITH AAHPERD TESTS
Samuel HonórioI,a, Marco BatistaI,b, Júlio MartinsII,c,
João BritoIII,d
IEscola Superior de Educação de Torres Novas. Torres
Novas, Portugal
IIUniversidade da Beira Interior. Covilhã, Portugal
Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer. Universidade do Porto. Porto, Portugal
IIIEscola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior. Instituto
Politécnico de Santarém. Rio Maior, Portugal
Introduction: Cardoso (2002) reveals that physical activ-
ity in relation to body composition is an important factor in weight control, as it increases caloric expenditure and helps to maintain or increase lean body mass, decreases fat mass, and increases muscle mass, by regular physical activity in elderly people.
Objective: To analyze and compare the level of functional
fitness in sedentary and physically active elderly.
Methods: The sample consists of 62 seniors, 42 female and
20 male gender. Data collection was conducted through a questionnaire with a total of 5 questions, and was applied a Battery Test AAHPERD.
Results: In tests of Coordination, sedentary and physi-
cally active elderly had an M=85 with a standard devia- tion of 27 in the Test Force upper limb, an M=24 with a standard deviation of 24, the Agility and balance test, an M=89 with a standard deviation of 23 in test Flexibility, an M=89 with a standard deviation of 10, and finally the General Aerobic Endurance test obtained an M=23 with a standard deviation of 23. This means that best results were obtained where the Test Coordination, Agility and Balance and Flexibility.
Conclusions: We concluded that physically active elderly
showed more favorable in testing engines and sedentary. In most tests there were higher values in tests Coordination and Agility/Balance, and lower values in more physically demanding tests, including the test of upper limb strength and aerobic endurance overall.
Descriptors: Active Aging. Functional Fitness. Exercise.
Battery Tests. Aerobic Endurance.
a samuelhonorio@hotmail.com b marcobatist@gmail.com c jmartins4@gmail.com d jbrito@esdrm.ipsantarem.pt a marcobatist@gmail.com b samuelhonorio@hotmail.com c jmartins4@gmail.com d jbrito@esdrm.ipsantarem.pt
PSyCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF PORTUGUESE VERSION OF PERSONAL OUTCOMES SCALE: EPR
Cristina SimõesI,a, Sofia SantosII,b
IFaculdade de Motricidade Humana. Universidade de
Lisboa. Lisboa, Portugal
IICentro de Estudos de Educação Especial. Faculdade
de Motricidade Humana. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa, Portugal
Introduction: Assessing Quality of life (QOL) for people
with Intellectual Disability (ID) have recently became a major emphasis in research because this concept is essen- tial for intervention with this population. In Portuguese services, it is crucial develop, implement and use a sys- tematic approach to the assessment of core QOL domains. It is necessary to develop a scale that allows self-reported measures to gather information about subjective perspec- tives and goals.
Objective: This study aims to analyse the reliability
and validity of Escala Pessoal de Resultados (EPR), the Portuguese version of Personal Outcomes Scale (POS).
Methods: After the cross-cultural adaptation, EPR was
re-administered to same person (with ID) and proxy at 2-3 weeks following its first application. The EPR’ reliability was analyzed by Cronbach’s alpha, split-half, test-retest and inter-rater coefficients. Were also performed content validity, construct and concurrent validity. Sample included 447 adults with ID (intermittent and limited support needs) and respective proxies.
Results: Study’ results are discussed in terms of reliabil-
ity and validity: EPR showed a good performance con- cerning internal consistency (α>.90), test-retest reliabil- ity (>.89), interrater reliability, content, construct and concurrent validity.
Conclusions: EPR scale showed adequate scores concern-
ing to validity indexes and it seems to be a useful mea- sure of personal outcomes for Portuguese adults with ID. EPR can be use to improve program services and support planning, based on ratings. Also gives to Portuguese reha- bilitation services QOL indicators that should be included in interventions.
Descriptors: Quality of life. Intellectual disability. Cross-
cultural adaptation. Reliability. Validity.
ASSESSING QUALITy OF LIFE ON ADULTS wITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITy: ESCALA PESSOAL DE RESULTADOS veRSuS wHOQOL-BREF
Cristina SimõesI,a, Sofia SantosII,b
IFaculdade de Motricidade Humana. Universidade de
Lisboa. Lisboa, Portugal
IICentro de Estudos de Educação Especial. Faculdade
de Motricidade Humana. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa, Portugal
Introduction: Quality of life (QOL) has been increasingly
used as a key outcome to determine the global impact of interventions for persons with intellectual disability (ID). It is also verifiable the scarcity of adjusted culture Portuguese tools, as well blind confidence in clinical (vs. inclusive) approach and overvaluation of proxies rather than client’s with ID.
Objective: Two of QOL scales are Personal Outcomes
Scale, which was translated to Portuguese (EPR) and WHOQOL-Bref. Both versions were compared and cor- related to analyse its feasibility and usefulness in special education and rehabilitation field, in the assessment of Portuguese adults with ID.
Methods: EPR was applied to 219 institutionalized adults
with ID from 18 to 64-years, who completed both ques- tionnaires in self-administered way (respondents with sufficient reading ability) or under the way of interviewer administered form (most cases).
Results: Results are focused on reliability and validity
of both instruments as well on their correlation. The total scores of both measures were higher for all participants. The internal consistency measured by Cronbach’s alpha was.88 for EPR and.87 for WHOQOL-BREF. Expected associations (weak to moderate) were found between both scales (.25> r <.52; p<.01). Domains scores differentiated between participants with different levels of support needs. Concurrent validity and convergent validity were studied.
Conclusions: Both scales demonstrated good psychometric
performance and seem valuable to be used with popula- tions with ID. However, moderate ID has higher scores in WHOQOL-BREF than EPR. Concurrent validity showed weak to moderate correlations between related measures of QOL construct.
Descriptors: Personal outcomes. Quality of life. Evaluation.
Intellectual disability. EPR. WHOQOL-Bref.
a cristinasimoes.qv@gmail.com b sofiasantos@fmh.ulisboa.pt a cristinasimoes.qv@gmail.com