Functional capacity of elder elderly: comparative study in three regions of Rio Grande do Sul

Almeida

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

et al. 2016

Considering that functional capacity is an important indicator of health in aging, the present study aimed to describe the prevalence of disability by gender among elderly people in Brazil through a systematic review and meta-analysis of articles about this subject. Articles published up to June 2013 were included, and a search was performed of the MEDLINE, SciELO, LILACS, Scopus, Web of Science and Science Direct electronic databases. The inclusion of articles in the systematic review was guided by the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) and by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A descriptive analysis of the selected articles was performed and expressed in a forest-plot type graph. Of 3,656 articles initially identified in all the databases, 2,585 duplicates were excluded and 23 articles were deemed eligible for review. Prevalence rates ranged from 12.3% to 94.1% for men and from 14.9% to 84.6% for women. The methods used to assess functional capacity in elderly people in Brazil also differed between the articles. This variation complicates the comparison of results between the articles, demonstrating the need for standardized methods of measuring functional capacity.

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prevalence of functional incapacity by gender in elderly people in Brazil: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Almeida

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

et al. 2016

Rev. Bras. Cineantropom. Desempenho Hum.

“…USA and Spain) and low-and-middle-income (e.g., Brazil and Taiwan) countries are still poorly understood. For older Brazilians, some studies have proposed normative scores, but they were limited to certain age groups [10][11][12] , nonrandomized and small sample sizes [13][14][15][16][17][18][19] . A study conducted in 2005 with older women from Curitiba compared normative scores with older American women20.…”

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confidence: 99%

Aptidão funcional em idosas do sul do Brasil: valores normativos e comparação com idosas de diferentes países

Vagetti

Filho

Oliveira

et al. 2015

-Functional fitness loss during aging may compromise the quality of life and independence of older subjects. It is important to evaluate and diagnose the functional fitness of the elderly population. This study proposed normative functional fitness scores for a sample of elderly women from southern Brazil and compared values to their counterparts in the US, Extremadura (Spain), Taiwan (China) and Spain. The study sample consisted of 1,783 older women aged 60.0 to 84.9 years (mean 68.7 years; standard deviation 6.3 years) who performed the proposed motor tests of the "Senior Fitness Test" for functional fitness in older women. The percentile values specific to each age group were calculated based on the seven functional fitness components: body mass index, 6-minute walk, arm curl, 30-s chair stand, chair sit-and-reach, backscratch, and 8-feet up-and-go. The non-parametric binomial test compared the 50th percentile value of Brazilian older women with those from other countries. Older women´s performance in the functional capacity tests decreased across age groups. The mean BMI varied among age groups from 29.11 to 26.76 kg/m 2 , 6-minute walk from 572.94 to 486.95 m, arm curl from 17.51 to 15.11 repetitions, 30-schair stand from 15.62 to 14.30 repetitions, chair sit-and-reach from 1.01 to -0.47 cm, back scratch from -4.92 to -10.52 cm and 8-feet up-and-go from 5.96 to 6.83 sec. Functional fitness scores among older women in different countries differed significantly. However, the direction and magnitude of differences were specific to the functional fitness component. Significant differences were observed in the normative scores, suggesting that the use of international normative scores in Brazilian older women may underestimate or overestimate potential functional limitations. Key words: Aging; Aptitude Tests; Health in the Elderly. Resumo -A perda da aptidão funcional durante o envelhecimento pode comprometer a independência e qualidade de vida dos idosos. Sua avaliação é uma importante etapa do diagnóstico do estado de saúde dessa população. Objetivou-se propor valores normativos da aptidão funcional em idosas do sul do Brasil e comparar seus valores com idosas dos

“…O desempenho dos idosos para realização de suas atividades pode ser identificado através da capacidade funcional que é caracterizada como a capacidade que o individuo possui em realizar suas atividades de vida diária e se relacionar com seu meio [3][4][5][6][7][8] , além de ser um marcador fundamental para o envelhecimento bem-sucedido…”

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Atividades Funcionais E Nível De Dependência Em Idosos Longevos Residentes Em Domicílio

Pinto¹,

Novais²,

Prates³

et al. 2017

Rev Pesq Fisio

Introdução: As alterações que ocorrem no organismo do indivíduo idoso com o avançar da idade tornam os mesmos mais propícios a desenvolverem dependência funcional. Objetivo: Avaliar as atividades funcionais e nível de dependência em idosos longevos residentes em domicílio. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo analítico com delineamento transversal e abordagem quantitativa realizado com 117 idosos longevos do município de Jequié-BA. As variáveis analisadas foram: sociodemográficas (sexo, idade e escolaridade), condições de saúde (dor, doenças, atividades básicas e instrumentais de vida diária) e desempenho motor (teste de equilíbrio, flexibilidade/mobilidade, sentar e levantar e caminhada), o projeto foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa (CAAE nº 16450513.6.0000.0055). Aplicou-se análise estatística descritiva e o Teste de Kruskal-Wallis, sendo adotado um p-valor <0,005. Resultados: Verificou-se diferença estatística significativa entre as variáveis equilíbrio, atividades básicas de vida diária (p=0,001) e atividades instrumentais de vida diária (p=0,001); e entre o teste sentar/levantar com AIVD (p=0,024). Conclusão: Pode-se concluir que o comprometimento das atividades básicas e instrumentais de vida diária influencia no comprometimento do equilíbrio.