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Objectivo: Avaliar o perfil (défices auditivos, visuais, de marcha, quedas, medo de cair e prática de actividade física) de idosos institucionalizados em meio urbano (MU) e rural (MR) e se a depressão influencia a sua aptidão funcional, o equilíbrio e o medo de quedas. Metodologia: 20 idosas institucionalizadas, 10 do meio urbano (79,70±6,96 anos) e 10 do meio rural (79,90±8,98 anos), aos quais foi aplicado um Questionário, Escala Depressão Geriátrica, Falls Efficacy Scale, Escala de Berg, Mini Mental State Examination e Testes de Aptidão Funcional. Resultados: O grupo MU evidenciou maiores défices no perfil avaliado, com a excepção da prática de actividade física e do medo de cair. Denotou-se em ambos os grupos depressão ligeira, baixo risco de quedas e equilíbrio favorável, sem diferenças significativas entre grupos. No entanto, o grupo MU manifestou melhorias significativas de força dos membros superiores (p=0,002), em relação ao grupo MR. Conclusão: Apesar do MU apresentar um perfil mais debilitante, o mesmo reportou melhores resultados nos testes de aptidão funcional, embora de forma não significativa. Por fim, verificou-se que a depressão não influencia a aptidão funcional, equilíbrio e medo de quedas de idosos institucionalizados em meio urbano e rural.
Purpose: To evaluate the profile (hearing, visual and gait deficits, falls, fear of falling and physical activity) of institutionalized elderly in urban (UA) and rural (RA) areas and if depression influences your functional fitness, balance and fear of falling. Methods: 20 institutionalized participants, female, 10 urban (79,70±6,96 years) and 10 rural (79,90±8,98 years) areas, to which we applied a questionnaire, Geriatric Depression Scale, Falls Efficacy Scale, Berg Scale, Mini-Mental State Examination and Functional Fitness Tests. Results: In the UA group, the results showed deficits in the evaluated profiles, with the exception of physical activity and fear of falling. In both groups there were presence of mild depression, low risk of falls and positive balance with no significant differences between groups. However, the UA group showed significant improvements in strength of the upper limbs (p = 0.002) compared to the RA group. Conclusion: Despite the UA had a more debilitating profile, it reported better results in functional fitness tests, although not significantly. Finally, it was found that depression does not influence the functional fitness, balance and fear of institutionalized elderly falls in rural and urban areas.
Purpose: To evaluate the profile (hearing, visual and gait deficits, falls, fear of falling and physical activity) of institutionalized elderly in urban (UA) and rural (RA) areas and if depression influences your functional fitness, balance and fear of falling. Methods: 20 institutionalized participants, female, 10 urban (79,70±6,96 years) and 10 rural (79,90±8,98 years) areas, to which we applied a questionnaire, Geriatric Depression Scale, Falls Efficacy Scale, Berg Scale, Mini-Mental State Examination and Functional Fitness Tests. Results: In the UA group, the results showed deficits in the evaluated profiles, with the exception of physical activity and fear of falling. In both groups there were presence of mild depression, low risk of falls and positive balance with no significant differences between groups. However, the UA group showed significant improvements in strength of the upper limbs (p = 0.002) compared to the RA group. Conclusion: Despite the UA had a more debilitating profile, it reported better results in functional fitness tests, although not significantly. Finally, it was found that depression does not influence the functional fitness, balance and fear of institutionalized elderly falls in rural and urban areas.
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Projeto de Graduação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Licenciada em Fisioterapia
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Idosos Lar geriátrico Meio urbano Meio rural Depressão Equilíbrio Medo de quedas Aptidão funcional Elderly Geriatric home Urban area Rural area Depression Balance Falls fear Functional fitness
