Health-Related Quality of Life Measures for Physically Active Elderly in Community Exercise Programs in Catalonia : Comparative Analysis with Sedentary People
Joint Authors
Fortuño-Godes, Jesús
Cabedo-Sanromà, Josep
Guerra-Balic, Myriam
Source
Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To evaluate Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), medication used, and Stock of Health Capital (SHC) in physically active elderly participants in Community Exercise Programs (CEPs) compared to a sedentary group.
Methods.
EuroQol standardized instrument was completed by physically active elderly (n = 2,185) who participated in CEPs.
Common items were compared to HRQoL data of 1,874 sedentary elderly people, taken from the Catalan Health Survey 2006 (CHS’06).
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) outcomes and medication used were assessed through parametric statistics.
Dimensions of health conditions were compared, between sedentary people and physically active elderly participants in CEPs.
SHC results were obtained combining the EuroQol scores and Life Expectancy (LE) values.
An economic value of €34,858.70 was assigned to these years of LE.
Results.
Physically active subjects had better HRQoL values (75.36 in males and 70.71 in females) than CHS’06 sedentary subjects (58.35 in males and 50.59 in females).
Medication used was different between physically active subjects (1.89 in males and 2.87 in females) and CHS’06 sedentary subjects (4.34 in males and 4.21 in females).
SHC data for physically active elderly (€465,988.31/QALY in males and €522,550.31/QALY in females) were higher than for CHS’06 sedentary subjects (€363,689.33/QALY in males and €346,615.91/QALY in females).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fortuño-Godes, Jesús& Guerra-Balic, Myriam& Cabedo-Sanromà, Josep. 2013. Health-Related Quality of Life Measures for Physically Active Elderly in Community Exercise Programs in Catalonia : Comparative Analysis with Sedentary People. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fortuño-Godes, Jesús…[et al.]. Health-Related Quality of Life Measures for Physically Active Elderly in Community Exercise Programs in Catalonia : Comparative Analysis with Sedentary People. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451329
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fortuño-Godes, Jesús& Guerra-Balic, Myriam& Cabedo-Sanromà, Josep. Health-Related Quality of Life Measures for Physically Active Elderly in Community Exercise Programs in Catalonia : Comparative Analysis with Sedentary People. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451329
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-451329