The Comparison of physical health, psychological health, social relationship and environmental condition in Active & Inactive ElderlyPeople

The aim of this study was to compare the physical health, psychological health, social relationships andenvironmental condition of elderly people with different levels of physical activity in Tehran. This studywas descriptive - analytical and causal - comparative, which was done through field. For this purpose,272 resident of Tehran (124 men and 148 women) aged over 60 years were selected randomly in publicplaces throughout the city and interviewed by Examiners. Participants must be able to do normal dailyactivities and did not have any illness or particular physical and motor disabilities. Global PhysicalActivity Questionnaire (GPAQ) was used to measure the level of physical activity. World HealthOrganization Quality of Life – 26 (WHOQOL-BREF) was used to assess quality of life aspects such asphysical health domain, psychological domain, social relationship domain and environmental domain inolder adults. The results showed that There is no significant different between aspects of quality of life inelderly people with different levels of physical activity. The results of this study indicate significant roleof physical activity as a leisure & recreational activity in promotion of elderly quality of life.

کلیدواژه ها:

Physical Health ، Psychological Health ، Social Relationships And Environmental Condition ، Quality Of Life ، Physical Activity ، Elderly People