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The Effects of a Multidimensional Exercise Program on Health Behavior and Biopsychological Factors in Mexican Older Adults.
Borbón-Castro, Norma Angélica; Castro-Zamora, Andrés Aquilino; Cruz-Castruita, Rosa María; Banda-Sauceda, Nancy Cristina; De La Cruz-Ortega, Manuel Francisco.
Afiliação
  • Borbón-Castro NA; Programa Educativo Licenciado en Entrenamiento Deportivo, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, Hermosillo, México.
  • Castro-Zamora AA; Programa Educativo Licenciado en Nutrición Humana, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, Hermosillo, México.
  • Cruz-Castruita RM; Facultad de Organización Deportiva, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, México.
  • Banda-Sauceda NC; Facultad de Nutrición y Salud Pública, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, México.
  • De La Cruz-Ortega MF; Programa Educativo Licenciado en Entrenamiento Deportivo, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, Hermosillo, México.
Front Psychol ; 10: 2668, 2019.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32038344
Background: The population of older adults is increasing worldwide, which brings attention to the importance of healthy aging. Adoption of healthy lifestyle activities such as participating in physical activity on a daily basis is key to maintaining physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of participation in a 12-week multidimensional exercise program on health behavior and biopsychological factors of older adults living in Northeastern Mexico. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted with 45 older adults (35 females and 10 males; M = 67.24 ± 5.73 years). The participants were assigned to an experimental group (EG; n = 23) that participated in a 12-week exercise program and a control group (CG; n = 22). Pre- and post-analyses of the exercise intervention data were carried out to investigate the participants' health-related variables including physical activity levels, blood pressure, self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and blood lipids profiles. Results: The results indicated that the exercise intervention contributed to significant improvements in the older adults' health-related variables for the EG when contrasted with the control group. For instance, the EG significantly improved systolic (p < 0.001) and diastolic (p < 0.027) blood pressure, blood lipids [e.g., cholesterol (p < 0.05)], triglycerides (p < 0.05), self-esteem (p < 0.005), and depressive symptoms (p < 0.002) as well as physical activity (p < 0.001) levels. The results also demonstrated that only those individuals in the EG diagnosed with disease benefited from improved self-esteem and physical activity levels when contrasted with their healthy counterparts.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Front Psychol Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Suíça

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Front Psychol Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Suíça