1040/2011 - Exercício físico para prevenção de quedas: ensaio clínico com idosos institucionalizados em Goiânia, Brasil Physical exercises to prevent falls: a randomized clinical trial with institutionalized elderly in Goiânia, Brazil
• Ana Claudia Antonio Maranhão Sá - Sá, A.C.A.M - Goiânia, GO - Universidade Federal de Goiás - <ana.claudia.antonio@terra.com.br>
Coautor(es):
• Maria Márcia Bachion - Bachion, M.M. - Universidade Federal de Goiás - <mbachion@gmail.com>
• Ruth Losada de Menezes - Ruth Losada de Menezes - Goiânia, Goiás - Universidade Federal de Goíás - <ruthlosada@uol.com.br>
Área Temática:
Saúde do Idoso
Resumo:
Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar um programa de intervenção com exercícios físicos em grupo na prevenção de quedas em idosos residentes em instituições de longa permanência. Trata-se de um ensaio clínico não randomizado realizado com 20 idosos institucionalizados na cidade de Goiânia, Brasil. As intervenções ocorreram durante cinco meses, sendo que o programa de exercícios proposto foi baseado em estudos anteriores. Medidas padronizadas foram utilizadas para avaliar quedas, equilíbrio e marcha, força muscular, flexibilidade e medo de quedas. A partir do período de 12 meses do início da intervenção houve redução significativa no número de quedas (p = 0,046). A partir do programa foram observadas diferenças significantes para pontuação das manobras de equilíbrio (p = 0,001), pontuação total das manobras de equilíbrio e marcha (p = 0,007), força muscular de preensão palmar (p = 0,001) e de membros inferiores (p < 0,001), flexibilidade do movimento de flexão dos ombros (p = 0,001). A intervenção realizada mediante um programa de exercícios mostrou-se adequada, porém, não suficiente para melhorar a marcha, flexibilidade multiarticular da coluna e quadril e medo de quedas, bem como para reduzir o número de idosos que sofreram quedas a partir do início do estudo.
Palavras-chave:
exercício
acidentes por quedas
saúde do idoso institucionalizado
Abstract:
This study aimed to evaluate an intervention program with group physical exercises to prevention falls in elderly living at long-term care institutions. This is a non-randomized clinical trial conducted with 20 institutionalized elderly in Goiânia, Brazil. The interventions occurred during five months, however the exercise program proposed was based on previous studies. Standardized measures were used to assess falls, balance and gait, muscle strength, flexibility and fear of falling. From the period of 12 months from the start of intervention there was significant reduction in the number of falls (p = 0.046). From the program were significant differences for scores of the maneuvers of balance (p = 0.001), total scores of the maneuvers of balance and gait (p = 0.007), muscle strength hand grip (p = 0.001) and lower limbs (p < 0.001), flexibility of movement of shoulder flexion (p = 0.001). The intervention performed by an exercise program proved to be adequate, but not enough to improve the gait, multiple joint flexibility of the spine and hip and fear of falling, as well as to reduce the number of elderly who have suffered falls from the beginning of the study.
Keywords:
exercise
accidental falls
health of institutionalized elderly
Physical exercises to prevent falls: a randomized clinical trial with institutionalized elderly in Goiânia, Brazil
Resumo (abstract):
This study aimed to evaluate an intervention program with group physical exercises to prevention falls in elderly living at long-term care institutions. This is a non-randomized clinical trial conducted with 20 institutionalized elderly in Goiânia, Brazil. The interventions occurred during five months, however the exercise program proposed was based on previous studies. Standardized measures were used to assess falls, balance and gait, muscle strength, flexibility and fear of falling. From the period of 12 months from the start of intervention there was significant reduction in the number of falls (p = 0.046). From the program were significant differences for scores of the maneuvers of balance (p = 0.001), total scores of the maneuvers of balance and gait (p = 0.007), muscle strength hand grip (p = 0.001) and lower limbs (p < 0.001), flexibility of movement of shoulder flexion (p = 0.001). The intervention performed by an exercise program proved to be adequate, but not enough to improve the gait, multiple joint flexibility of the spine and hip and fear of falling, as well as to reduce the number of elderly who have suffered falls from the beginning of the study.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
exercise
accidental falls
health of institutionalized elderly
Sá, A.C.A.M, Bachion, M.M., Ruth Losada de Menezes. Exercício físico para prevenção de quedas: ensaio clínico com idosos institucionalizados em Goiânia, Brasil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2011/set). [Citado em 22/12/2024].
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