Measurement of Functional Capacity and Health Related Quality of Life in an Elderly group following a Walking Program: Pilot Study;Medida de la capacidad funcional y la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de un grupo de personas mayores que llevan a cabo un programa de caminatas: Estudio piloto

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 147-150

  Fortuño Godes, Jesús ^a,b   Romea Viñets, Jordi ^c   Guerra Balic, Myriam ^b   Sainz Pardo, Gregorio ^a   Queralt Zueras, Josep ^c  

^a Esport 3   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^c Departamento de Deportes del Ayuntamiento de Granollers   (Spain)

Author keywords

AVAC; Capital de salud; Ejercicio; Elderly persons; Exercise; Health Capital; Personas Mayores; QALY

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MOTIVATION; PEDOMETER; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; WALKING;

EID: 79957800757     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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