Abstract
The objective was to verify if foot reflexology influences the quality of life and vital energy of elderly women participating in a physical exercise program. A quantitative study was performed conducted with 32 elderly women divided into two groups. For data collection, the questionnaires, sociodemographic, clinical and WHOQOL-BREF were used. Vital energy was quantified by the Ryadoraku apparatus. Data were analyzed using BioEstat 5.0 software with descriptive statistics and student t-test (p-value=0,05). It was possible to identify that the physical domain presented regular result in both groups. In psychological, GI and CG had scores of 3,46(±0,51) and 3,25(±0,44) respectively; in social relations and environment showed no significant difference. In assessing vital energy the average of the groups decreased. Foot reflexology did not influence the quality of life and vital energy of active elderly women; however, it is believed that if more sessions are applied the result could be positive.
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