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sical activity and its importance for the elderly's health telesna (ne)aktivnost in njen pomen ... | physical (in)activity and its importance ...
Marjeta Oplot1, Gregor Štiglic2, Mateja Lorber2
1 University Medical CentreMaribor, Ljubljanjska 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
2 University of Maribor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor,
Slovenia
Introduction: Achieving a high age is a reflection of the high quality of life. Regu-
lar physical activity is crucial and increases the ability to live independently. The
aim of the research was to find out the frequency of physical activity of the el-
derly in the home environment.
Methods: The research sample covered the elderly from Slovenia and 18 other
participating countries. More than 86,000 individuals aged over 50 were par-
ticipated, of whom 2257 were from Slovenia, of whom 1275 were aged 65 and
over. The data were analysed with the SPSS Statistics 20 program.
Results: 86% of the elderly people from Slovenia do not have difficulties in per-
forming day-to-day activities. 46% of Slovenian elderly people do not engage
in any sports or intensive activities. As many as 86% of the elderly from Slo-
venia do not need help outside the household. The difference in assessment
of health according to the elderly (F = 500,50, p <0,001) was found between
countries. Slovenia ranked on the 7th place. For those elderly who receive help
outside the household, assess their health higher. 70% of Slovenian elderly peo-
ple have overweight.
Discussion and conclusion: The elderly's body activity is insufficient, the body
weight is too high, which means a higher level of risk for the chronic non-com-
municable diseases. Only by ensuring adequate healthcare, economic prosper-
ity, social inclusion and health education we can reduce the incidence of chron-
ic non-communicable diseases.
Keywords: physical activity, elderly people, quality of life, chronic non-
communicable diseases
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Marjeta Oplot1, Gregor Štiglic2, Mateja Lorber2
1 University Medical CentreMaribor, Ljubljanjska 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
2 University of Maribor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor,
Slovenia
Introduction: Achieving a high age is a reflection of the high quality of life. Regu-
lar physical activity is crucial and increases the ability to live independently. The
aim of the research was to find out the frequency of physical activity of the el-
derly in the home environment.
Methods: The research sample covered the elderly from Slovenia and 18 other
participating countries. More than 86,000 individuals aged over 50 were par-
ticipated, of whom 2257 were from Slovenia, of whom 1275 were aged 65 and
over. The data were analysed with the SPSS Statistics 20 program.
Results: 86% of the elderly people from Slovenia do not have difficulties in per-
forming day-to-day activities. 46% of Slovenian elderly people do not engage
in any sports or intensive activities. As many as 86% of the elderly from Slo-
venia do not need help outside the household. The difference in assessment
of health according to the elderly (F = 500,50, p <0,001) was found between
countries. Slovenia ranked on the 7th place. For those elderly who receive help
outside the household, assess their health higher. 70% of Slovenian elderly peo-
ple have overweight.
Discussion and conclusion: The elderly's body activity is insufficient, the body
weight is too high, which means a higher level of risk for the chronic non-com-
municable diseases. Only by ensuring adequate healthcare, economic prosper-
ity, social inclusion and health education we can reduce the incidence of chron-
ic non-communicable diseases.
Keywords: physical activity, elderly people, quality of life, chronic non-
communicable diseases
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