Body image in elderly women and associated factors (comorbidities, socioeconomic, physical activity, and sexual function)
Imagem corporal em mulheres idosas e fatores associados(comorbidades, socioeconômicos, atividade física e a função sexual)
Medicina (Ribeirao Preto, Online); 55 (1), 2022
Publication year: 2022
This research aimed to assess body image in elderly women and their associated factors. It is an observational-descriptive, quantitative cross-sectional study. We evaluated one hundred ten elderly women enrolled in language courses at the Open University of the Third Age (UNATI), at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife-PE.
The following were analyzed:
body image, level of physical activity, sexual function and satisfaction, sociodemographic, and clinical conditions. It was found that ‘hypertension’ and ‘live with’ were related to body image. Sixty-eight (61.8%) women wanted to have a slimmer body. It was concluded that body image could influence ‘live with’ and co-morbidities such as high blood pressure. Moreover, it proves that most women dislike their bodies, unfortunately, thus affecting their self-esteem and quality of lif (AU)
O objetivo da pesquisa foi avaliar a imagem corporal em mulheres idosas e seus fatores associados. Trata-se de um estudo observacional-descritivo, quantitativo de corte transversal. Foram avaliadas 110 idosas cadastradas nos cursos de línguas pela Universidade Aberta da Terceira Idade (UNATI) inserida na Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), no município do Recife-PE.