Calero-Cano José C, Espada María, Abián-Vicén Javier, Abián Pablo
Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y Deporte (GICAF), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Comillas Pontifical University, 28108 Madrid, Spain.
Faculty of Health Sciences, King Juan Carlos University, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Apr 11;22(4):606. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22040606.
Due to the increase in the number of elderly people in the world, research related to the elderly is becoming more and more relevant, especially with the objective of understanding the factors which can affect the preservation of an adequate quality of life. The objectives of this research were to analyze older adults' perceived motor competence according to the practice of physical activity, satisfaction with health status, and social and demographic characteristics. This research followed a descriptive quantitative methodology using a survey. The "Standardized Questionnaire on Physical Activity and the Elderly" was administered to a total of 933 Spanish older adults (≥65 years old) (46.9% men, 53.1% women). The results show that the people who engaged in physical activity and/or sport on a regular basis had the best perception of their motor competence ( < 0.001). The more satisfied the subjects were with their health status, the higher the scores they obtained in their perceived motor competence ( < 0.001). Finally, the younger age group (≤74 years old), men, and people of a higher social class perceived their motor competence more satisfactorily ( < 0.001). The significance level was set at < 0.05. The conclusions indicate a positive effect of physical activity on the perception of motor competence in older adults.
由于世界上老年人数量的增加，与老年人相关的研究变得越来越重要，特别是旨在了解可能影响维持适当生活质量的因素。本研究的目的是根据体育活动的实践、对健康状况的满意度以及社会和人口特征，分析老年人的运动能力感知情况。本研究采用描述性定量方法进行调查。对总共933名西班牙老年人（≥65岁）（男性占46.9%，女性占53.1%）进行了“体育活动与老年人标准化问卷”的调查。结果表明，经常进行体育活动和/或运动的人对自己的运动能力感知最佳（<0.001）。受试者对健康状况越满意，其运动能力感知得分越高（<0.001）。最后，较年轻的年龄组（≤74岁）、男性以及社会阶层较高的人对自己的运动能力感知更满意（<0.001）。显著性水平设定为<0.05。研究结论表明体育活动对老年人运动能力感知有积极影响。
