Objective: To determine the level of physical activity in older adults who attend the older adult program in the health facilities of the Microred José Leonardo Ortiz, 2019. Method: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, 178 older adults participated; Distributed by stratified sampling in the six Microred health facilities, the participants were chosen by convenience sampling. The questionnaire was applied, subjected to a pilot test with acceptable reliability of 0.692 according to Cronbach's Alpha. This questionnaire evaluates physical activity: domestic, transportation and free time. Main results: Indicate that: 56.7% performed a high level of physical activity; With respect to domestic activities, more than 50% reported doing light, heavy work and preparing their food; with relation to the displacement, 61.2% use public transport and 60.7% walk; and 50.6% carry out leisu...

Objective: To determine the level of physical activity in older adults who attend the older adult program in the health facilities of the Microred José Leonardo Ortiz, 2019. Method: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, 178 older adults participated; Distributed by stratified sampling in the six Microred health facilities, the participants were chosen by convenience sampling. The questionnaire was applied, subjected to a pilot test with acceptable reliability of 0.692 according to Cronbach's Alpha. This questionnaire evaluates physical activity: domestic, transportation and free time. Main results: Indicate that: 56.7% performed a high level of physical activity; With respect to domestic activities, more than 50% reported doing light, heavy work and preparing their food; with relation to the displacement, 61.2% use public transport and 60.7% walk; and 50.6% carry out leisu...

La población adulta mayor, se ha incrementado considerablemente y la práctica de actividad física en ellos es escasa, el sedentarismo es considerado el cuarto factor de riesgo para enfermedades no transmisibles, ante esta problemática se planteó el siguiente objetivo: determinar el nivel de actividad física en los adultos mayores que asisten al programa del adulto mayor de los establecimientos de salud de la Microred José Leonardo Ortiz, 2019. Estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, de corte transversal, la población fue 303 adultos mayores, con una muestra de 178; distribuidos por muestreo estratificado en los seis establecimientos de salud de la Microred, fueron elegidos por muestreo por conveniencia. Se aplicó el cuestionario: actividad física del adulto mayor de Parraguez, instrumento validado por prueba binomial, y de confiabilidad con 0,6942 por Alpha de Cronbach. Este cuestio...