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Background: The Program "Más Adultos Mayores Autovalentes" (Más AMA) started in 2015 as a strategy for the prevention of disability among older adults. Aim: To describe the health benefits, from user's perspective, of the Functional Stimulation Component of the Más AMA program. Material and Methods: Eleven focus groups including 97 participants of the Más AMA program were conducted in Northern Metropolitan Santiago municipalities. Results: The benefits perceived by Más AMA participants were a reduction in loneliness and isolation, physical reactivation, engagement in activities, and the use of support resources within the community. The relationship with professionals working at Más AMA was described as highly satisfactory. Conclusions: The benefits of attending the Más AMA program from the point of view of their users are mainly related with social and affective dimensions, which contrast with the emphasis in physical and cognitive dimensions given by the technical orientation of the Más AMA program.
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Humans , Aged , Public Health , Disabled Persons , Chile , Focus Groups , LonelinessABSTRACT
O envelhecimento populacional cresce rapidamente e, juntamente com isso, a morbidade. Os objetivos dessa pesquisa foram avaliar o nível de atividade física e alguns aspectos do envelhecimento de idosos da comunidade do Guatá. Através do IPAQ (The International Physical Activity Questionnaire) avaliou-se o nível de atividade física e por um questionário aberto alguns aspectos do envelhecimento. Os resultados dessa pesquisa demonstraram que os idosos avaliados obtiverem resultados satisfatórios em relação à atividade física, porém através do questionário aberto percebeu-se que o conceito de envelhecimento ativo é limitado.
The aging population grows rapidly, and jointly, the morbidity. The objectives of this research were to evaluate the level of physical activity and some aspects of the aging of 100 elderly in the community of Guatá. Using the IPAQ (The International Physical Activity Questionnaire), it was reviewed the physical activity level and through an open questionnaire some aspects of aging, for example, if they practiced physical exercises, which were the exercises, where were them practiced, if they worked, level of education and the meaning of active aging for these elderly. The sample used was based on the criteria of volunteering. The results of this research showed that the elderly evaluated satisfactory results obtained in relation to physical activity. However the highest energy espent was unplanned and in domestic activities, in addition to that, through the open questionnaire, it was noticed that the term active aging is limited.