Open AccessAktywność fizyczna a kondycja psychiczna osób starszych
Author(s) -
Agata Żaroń,
Małgorzata Piskunowicz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rocznik andragogiczny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2391-7571
pISSN - 1429-186X
DOI - 10.12775/ra.2017.009
Subject(s) - anxiety , depression (economics) , psychology , clinical psychology , cognition , physical activity , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , physical therapy , economics , macroeconomics
The aim of this article is to review current research on relationship between physical activity and chosen aspects of psychological status of elderly adults. Among many psychological aspects cognitive functions and anxiety and depression as emotional aspects were chosen. The results suggest that physical activity correlates with higher cognitive performance and lower rates of anxiety and depression.
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