Avaliação do Equilíbrio e da Mobilidade de Idosos após um Programa de Escola de Posturas

Sarmento, Weslley Epifanio; Sobreira, Francisca Maria M.; Oliveira, Ana Maria Braga de

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“…This scale has been widely used since it detects changes in locomotion and mobility, diagnoses and quantifies the severity of impairment and predicts the risk of the individual drops [13]. in addition, it does not require sophisticated equipment for its application and has high level reliability in detecting changes in walking and balance.…”

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Evaluation of Balance and Walk and their Relationship to the Occurrence of Falls in Elderly

Viana

Costa²,

Costa³

et al. 2016

Int Arch Med

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Introduction: falls are a geriatric syndrome, and among the risk factors there are the balance and walking problems, becoming necessary the evaluation of these parameters for targeting care to prevent falls.Objective: evaluating the balance and the walk as predictors of the risk of falls in the elderly. Methods:A cross-sectional, exploratory and quantitative study conducted with 130 elderly. There were evaluated the balance and the walking through the Tinetti Scale and the data were analyzed using statistical software. The study was approved by the ethics Committee under the advice number 963.157.Results: 60% of the sample presented an average risk for falls, and the average test of balance and walking was lower among older people with a history of falls. Conclusion:it is important that nurses perform multidimensional geriatric assessment in order to detect changes and minimize the risk of falls in the elderly.

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Evaluation of Balance and Walk and their Relationship to the Occurrence of Falls in Elderly

Viana

Costa²,

Costa³

et al. 2016

Int Arch Med

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“…Postural imbalance has a negative impact on the life of the elderly and is one of the major problems of this population [1][2][3]. Changes in gait patterns are observed with aging, with a reduction in step speed and length, increasing the risk of falling and the functional decline, and, consequently, increasing the possibility of institutionalization and hospitalization [1,2,[4][5][6][7].…”

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Effectiveness of a Treadmill Training Programme in Improving the Postural Balance on Institutionalized Older Adults

Pereira

Araya²,

Scheicher

2020

Journal of Aging Research

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Background. Institutionalized older adults have increased gait and balance impairment compared with community-dwelling older adults. The use of the treadmill for the rehabilitation process has been studied in different groups, but not in the institutionalized elderly. Objectives. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of a treadmill walking workout program on the postural balance of institutionalized older adults. Methods. Postural balance was assessed by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), gait speed, and Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) on 37 institutionalized older adults (23 in the intervention group and 14 in the control group). Training consisted of a 20-minute treadmill walking workout carried out twice a week for 10 weeks. Measurements were obtained before and after 10 weeks and with 1 month of follow-up for the intervention group. For the control group, the data were obtained before and after the training period. Results. Significant improvement occurred in all motor function parameters (BBS: p<0.01; gait speed: p<0.001; SPPB: p<0.001; and TUG: p<0.001). Conclusions. The present results permit us to conclude that a treadmill walking program had positive effects on the postural balance of institutionalized older adults.

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Avaliação do Equilíbrio e da Mobilidade de Idosos após um Programa de Escola de Posturas

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Evaluation of Balance and Walk and their Relationship to the Occurrence of Falls in Elderly

Evaluation of Balance and Walk and their Relationship to the Occurrence of Falls in Elderly

Effectiveness of a Treadmill Training Programme in Improving the Postural Balance on Institutionalized Older Adults

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