The quality of life in elderly is strongly associated with the autonomy and independence, and the regular practice of physical activity promotes an improvement of motor function capacity, and appears to exert neuroprotective effect in neuropsychological functions, which are also required in performance of activities of daily living. This work purpose was to compare the performance of sedentary and physically active elderly in neuropsychological tests. This was a cross-sectional study that assessed 32 old adults, 16 sedentary and 16 physical activity. Verbal fluency, verbal memory, attention, processing speed, praxia and humor tests were performed. The results showed significantly better performance of the physically active group in the mood...
The population aging is a universal phenomenon and this causes an increasing concern with this popul...
Introduction: In Brazil, 13% of the population is composed of people with upper than 60 years, and i...
CONTEXTO: A atividade física parece exercer um efeito positivo sobre vários processos cognitivos em ...
Dissertação de mestrado em Psicologia AplicadaCom o aumento da esperança média de vida tem-se verifi...
Brazil is a country in demographic transition period and significantly increased population over 65 ...
The systematic physical activity can prevent the cognitive impairment on aging. There are a few cogn...
O envelhecimento é um processo progressivo, heterogêneo, dinâmico, multifatorial que implica em mod...
Dissertação de mestrado em Psicologia AplicadaWorld's population is aging. Successful aging proposes...
Previous studies support that regular physical activity in aging contributes as a protective factor ...
The process aging is very complex and concern on various limitations of the individual. Over the yea...
Introduction: Although there is consensus that physical activity plays a fundamental role in success...
O envelhecimento populacional é, hoje, fenômeno mundial consequente a um crescimento mais elevado da...
This study aim to investigate the physical activity levels of older adults and its effect on life sa...
Modern Behaviors, changes in the population’s age and expressive increase of the elderly has called ...
Various authors have reported an association between regular physical activity and a healthy ageing ...
The population aging is a universal phenomenon and this causes an increasing concern with this popul...
Introduction: In Brazil, 13% of the population is composed of people with upper than 60 years, and i...
CONTEXTO: A atividade física parece exercer um efeito positivo sobre vários processos cognitivos em ...
Dissertação de mestrado em Psicologia AplicadaCom o aumento da esperança média de vida tem-se verifi...
Brazil is a country in demographic transition period and significantly increased population over 65 ...
The systematic physical activity can prevent the cognitive impairment on aging. There are a few cogn...
O envelhecimento é um processo progressivo, heterogêneo, dinâmico, multifatorial que implica em mod...
Dissertação de mestrado em Psicologia AplicadaWorld's population is aging. Successful aging proposes...
Previous studies support that regular physical activity in aging contributes as a protective factor ...
The process aging is very complex and concern on various limitations of the individual. Over the yea...
Introduction: Although there is consensus that physical activity plays a fundamental role in success...
O envelhecimento populacional é, hoje, fenômeno mundial consequente a um crescimento mais elevado da...
This study aim to investigate the physical activity levels of older adults and its effect on life sa...
Modern Behaviors, changes in the population’s age and expressive increase of the elderly has called ...
Various authors have reported an association between regular physical activity and a healthy ageing ...
The population aging is a universal phenomenon and this causes an increasing concern with this popul...
Introduction: In Brazil, 13% of the population is composed of people with upper than 60 years, and i...
CONTEXTO: A atividade física parece exercer um efeito positivo sobre vários processos cognitivos em ...