Older Adults and Sport and Physical Activity Professionals in Spain
Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Presence of monitors in physical activities and sports practiced by adults older than 64 years of age in Spain is analyzed in this research. The objective of this study is to determine the existence of monitors in relation to the sociodemographic features of older adults, the size of municipalities, the activities practiced, and the organizations where they are performed. The methodology used included a cross-sectional survey applied to a sample of older adults in Spain. The most relevant conclusions are that the presence of monitors in physical activities and sports practiced by older adults is dominant (63.8%), hence, their importance, and that the presence of monitors is higher for women (81.3%) than for men (37.5%). In addition, it is concluded that the bigger the municipality the higher the tendency to have more instructors. Regarding the type of activity, wide diversification is obtained; finally, there is a larger presence of monitors in sports entities (87.5%) and nursing homes (79.5%).
Source: Americanae (AECID Library)
Authors: Campos Izquierdo, Antonio; Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain., Jiménez Beatty, José Emilio; Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, González Rivera, María Dolores; Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, [email protected], Martín Rodríguez, María; Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, del Hierro Pinés, David; Paidesport Center, Spain
Institutions: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Universidad de Alcalá
Language: English
Subfield: Life-span and Life-course Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3210241595