Impacto da psicomotricidade na satisfação com a vida mediado pela função cognitiva

Abstract

Introduction: the growth of the number of elderly people in Brazil by 2030 is 60 million according to the projection of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), research in this sense is necessary as a way of understanding the needs of this population. Methodology: This study is classified as a quantitative research, and the Structural Equations Model (MEE) is an advanced mutational statistical method that allows the empirical testing of complex theoretical models. Participants were elderly belonging to the group of practical activities Youth Accumulated (AC) of the city of Cianorte / PR. The data collected were: a sociodemographic profile questionnaire, Life Satisfaction Scale (ESV), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Geronto-Psychomotor Examination (EGP). Sociodemographic data were presented with means and standard deviation, medians with interquartile range or absolute and relative frequencies. Results: The factorial load (0.4) demonstrates the influence of psychomotricity on cognitive function and on mediating the dimension of satisfaction with life, the value of the load factorial increases (0.6). With averages above that expected, the elderly showed a good psychomotor profile 93.89 ± 5.71, in the MMSE the general average was 27.17 ± 1.85 and the SV with a general average of 29.95 ± 5.24 points. Conclusion: The hypothetical theoretical model proved to be efficient, demonstrating that the developed psychomotor activities proved to be an essential tool for the maintenance of cognitive function and consequently satisfaction with life.