ارزيابي سطح فعاليت فيزيكي سالمندان شهركرج و ارتباط آن با بعضي ازعوامل زمينه اي

The Study of Physical Activity AmongElderly of Karaj City and its Relationship with Some the Demographic Factors

زمينه و هدف: فعاليت فيزيكي يكي از عوامل مهم و تاثير گذار بر سلامت انسان است. سالمندان در بسياري از بيماري ها و اختلالات جزء گروه هاي آسيب پذير هستند، به كمك فعاليت فيزيكي مي توان از بسياري از اين بيماري ها پيشگيري نمود. هدف از اين مطالعه تعيين سطح فعاليت فيزيكي سالمندان شهركرج وارتباط آن با بعضي از عوامل زمينه اي بوده است. روش كار: اين مطالعه به شكل مقطعي، در 6 ماهه نخست سال 1393 و در مراكز بهداشتي درماني شهر كرج انجام شد. جمعيت مورد مطالعه 286 نفر از افراد بالاي 60 سال مراجعه كننده به اين مراكز بودند. براي جمع آوري اطلاعات از پرسشنامه كوتاه فعاليت فيزيكي (IPAQ) استفاده گرديد. آناليزداده ها با استفاده از نرم افزار SPSS و آزمون هاي توصيفي و تحليلي انجام شد. يافته ها: ميانگين سني افراد 6/5 ± 67/37 سال بود. بيشتر آنها (52/4 درصد) سالمندان زن و اكثرا (54/2 درصد) در خانواده هاي 6-4 نفره قرار داشتند. در خصوص سطح فعاليت فيزيكي 50/5 درصد در سطح پايين، 43/1 درصد متوسط و 6/4 درصد هم در سطح بالاقرار داشتند. بين جنسيت و شغل با سطح فعاليت فيزيكي افراد رابطه معني داري مشاهده شد (0/05

Backgrounds and Objective:Physical activity is one of the important and effective factors associated with the human health. The elderly are among the most vulnerable groups in many diseases and disorders that exercise can prevent of many of these diseases. The aims of this study is to determine the level of physical activity among elderly of Karaj city and its relationship with some the demographic factors. Materials and Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the first half of 2014 and in health centers of Karaj city، Iran. The study population were people older than 60 years (n=286) who referred to these centers. A short physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to collect data. Data were analyzed by SPSS and the descriptive and analytical tests. Results: The age mean of elderly was 67/37 ± 6/5 years. The majority of them (52/4%) were woman & (54/2 %) were in families with 4-6 members. About physical activity level in participant finding show that 50/5% were in low level، 43/1% intermediate and 6/4% were in high level. A significant relationship was between gender & job in elderly with level of physical activity (P<0/05). Conclusion: According to the results it seems that for encourage and remove the barriers of doing physical activity in elderly، basic plans must be done at the macro level of management. So it is suggested that more researches and interventions about barriers of doing physical activity be done in elderly of Karaj city