Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Explaining the general health of veteran athletes based on quality of life components

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mohammad Taghi Zamani 1
Ali Zareai 2
Hamid Sajjadi Hazaveh 2
Zahra Haji-Anzhai 3
1 PhD Candidate of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
10.22038/mjms.2019.14111
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the general health of veteran athletes based on quality of life components.
Materials & Methods: The research method is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of this study consisted of all Iranian veteran athletes in 1396. The sampling method was multistage cluster random sampling. According to Morgan table, the sample size was 384 and a total of 390 questionnaires were collected. For data analysis, one-sample t-test, Friedman, Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression coefficient and SPSS software version 22 were used at the significant level of 0.05.
Results: The results showed that the general health status of veteran athletes is above average but the quality of life of veteran athletes is lower than average. The components of quality of life, physical, mental, and social subscales are strong predictors and predictors for public health variables, and environmental subscales are poor predictors for general health of veteran athletes (P≥0.001).
Conclusion: It seems that quality of life and all its components can be directly related to public health and all its components.
Keywords
General Health
Quality of Life
Veteran Athletes
Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 62, December
November and December 2019
Pages 120-127