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Validation of a Psychosocial Intervention on Body Image in Older People: An Experimental Design
Published on: May 31, 2021
[Self-perception of body image, physical activity and risk factors]
Lindomar da Silva-Filho1, Alethéa C Rabelo-Leitão, Roberto L Menezes-Cabral
1Departamento de Educación Física, Programa de Postgraduación en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN-UFRN, Brasil. lin.domar@digizap.com.br
Objective:
Analysing the risk-factors associated with perception of self-image in middle-aged walkers.
Material And Methods:
Four groups were evaluated regarding gender and age-group. Non-invasive morphological and functional variables were colleted and body image identification was processed using a set of numbered silhouettes. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in decision-making.
Results:
Greater risk-factors were found in both genders and among the age-groups being studied. There was a difference between genders regarding self-perceived body image and between two groups from the same gender. The volunteers wished to reduce their silhouettes.
Conclusions:
The risk-factors were associated with self-perceived body image in both genders being studied here.
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