FITNESS, PHYSICAL FUNCTIONALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY: A MEDIATION ANALYSIS
Olivares, P.R.
PhD, Facultad de Educación, Psicología y Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva (España) Grupo de Investigacion EFISAL. Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca (Chile)
Merellano-Navarro, E.
PhD, Grupo de Investigacion EFISAL. Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca (Chile)
Perez-Sousa, M.
3PhD, Facultad de Educación, Psicología y Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva (España)
Collado-Mateo, D.
PhD, Centro de Estudios del Deporte, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid (España)
Abstract
The aim of this work was to analyze the association between fitness and healthrelated quality of life, assessing the physical functionality impact as a mediator. Different tests of physical condition were carried. The composite physical function (CPF) questionnaire was used to measure the physical functionality and the EQ-5D-5L to quantify the HRQoL. The mediation analysis confirms the physical functionality mediator role between fitness and HRQoL (B=.051; CI= .036 to .067). The direct association of fitness and HRQoL had an effect of B=.0314, t=3.313. p=.001. It is concluded that the fitness, regardless its impact on physical functioning, is related to HRQoL.
Keywords: Elderly; Physical function; Quality of Life