Proyecto de innovación social intergeneracional “Cos_Avos”: envejecimiento activo a través de la Educación Física

Autores/as

  • Angel Casal Moldes Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur
  • Adriana Lopez Rodriguez Universidad de Vigo
  • Jose Mª Cancela Carral Universidad de Vigo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v76.117886

Palabras clave:

Deporte, discriminación, educación, envejecimiento, integración

Resumen

Introducción: La población de personas mayores está aumentando de forma exponencial y, con ello, también crecen la discriminación por edad, los estereotipos negativos y los prejuicios hacia este grupo. Para hacer frente a este desafío, es fundamental promover iniciativas que mejoren la percepción social de las personas mayores, presentando el envejecimiento como una etapa positiva y activa de la vida.

Objetivo: evaluar la satisfacción de los participantes con el programa intergeneracional de ejercicio físico saludable, considerando las dimensiones emocional, social, cognitiva y funcional

Metodología: Participaron 767 estudiantes (de 8 a 16 años) y 141 personas mayores (de 65 a 89 años) en actividades físico-deportivas desarrolladas durante diez días en centros socio-sanitarios. El impacto del programa en las dimensiones emocional, social, funcional y cognitiva se evaluó mediante un cuestionario ad hoc.

Resultados: Los resultados mostraron efectos positivos significativos (p<0.05) en todos los grupos participantes, destacando el grupo de educación secundaria, con puntuaciones sobresalientes en las dimensiones social (5.00±0.00), cognitiva (5.00±0.00) y emocional (4.90±0.12).

Discusión: Los resultados sugieren que las actividades físico-deportivas intergeneracionales reducen eficazmente los estereotipos relacionados con la edad y promueven la comprensión mutua. Los beneficios emocionales y sociales coinciden con la literatura previa que resalta el valor del movimiento compartido y la cooperación para el bienestar psicológico.

Biografía del autor/a

  • Jose Mª Cancela Carral, Universidad de Vigo
    Departamento de Didácticas Especiales

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Casal Moldes, A., Lopez Rodriguez, A., & Cancela Carral, J. M. (2026). Proyecto de innovación social intergeneracional “Cos_Avos”: envejecimiento activo a través de la Educación Física. Retos, 76, 225-237. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v76.117886