Functional autonomy of elderly women enrolled in a physical activity program/Autonomia funcional de mulheres idosas participantes de um programa de atividades fisicas

The present study aimed to determine the effects of a physical activity program on the functional autonomy of elderly women. The sample was divided into an experimental group (EG; n = 20; 68.51 [+ or -] 5.02 years; BMI = 27.01 [+ or -] 4.35) submitted to a physical activity program, and a control gr...

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Published in:Acta scientiarum. Health sciences Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 151 - 156
Main Authors: Daniel, Fernanda de Noronha Ribeiro, Vale, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza, Giani, Tania Santos, Bacelar, Silvia, Dantas, Estelio Henrique Ma
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringa 01-07-2012
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Summary:The present study aimed to determine the effects of a physical activity program on the functional autonomy of elderly women. The sample was divided into an experimental group (EG; n = 20; 68.51 [+ or -] 5.02 years; BMI = 27.01 [+ or -] 4.35) submitted to a physical activity program, and a control group (CG; n = 20; 67.01 [+ or -] 3.51 years; BMI = 26.71 [+ or -] 5.74). Functional autonomy was assessed using tests from the GDLAM autonomy protocol: 10 meter walk test (10MW), rising from a sitting position (RSP), rising from a ventral decubitus position (RVDP), rising from a chair and moving around the house (RCMH) and putting on and taking off a t-shirt (PTT), after which the autonomy index (AI) was calculated. In the EG, ANOVA showed significant reductions in execution times for the RSP ([DELTA] = -3.92 s; p = 0.0001), RCMH ([DELTA] = -9.61 s; p = 0.0001), 10MW ([DELTA] = -0.94 s; p = 0.038) and RVDP ([DELTA] = -1.15 s; p = 0.036) tests, as well as the AI ([DELTA] = -6.27; p = 0.0001). This was not observed in the CG. Intergroup comparisons demonstrated that execution times for the RSP ([DELTA]% = -36.63; p = 0.0001), RCMH ([DELTA]% = -20.27; p = 0.0001), 10mW ([DELTA]% = -12.54; p = 0.002) and RVDP ([DELTA]% = -25.10; p = 0.005) tests and the AI ([DELTA]% = -21.37; p = 0.0001) of the EG were shorter than those of the CG. These results indicate that elderly subjects in the EG showed improved performance in activities of daily living after engaging in physical exercise. Keywords: exercise, activities of daily living, aging. O objetivo do estudo foi verificar os efeitos de um programa de atividade fisica sobre a autonomia funcional em mulheres idosas. A amostra foi distribuida em grupo experimental (GE; n = 20; 68,51 [+ or -] 5,02 anos; IMC = 27,01 [+ or -] 4,35) submetido a um programa de atividade fisica e grupo controle (GC; n = 20; 67,01 [+ or -] 3,51 anos; IMC = 26,71 [+ or -] 5,74). A autonomia funcional foi avaliada por meio dos testes do protocolo de autonomia GDLAM, caminhar 10 m (C10 m), levantar-se da posicao sentada (LPS), levantar-se da posicao decubito ventral (LPDV), levantar-se da cadeira e locomover-se pela casa (LCLC) e vestir e tirar uma camiseta (VTC), e calculouse o indice de autonomia (IG). A ANOVA apresentou reducoes significativas no tempo de execucao nos testes LPS ([DELTA] = -3,92s; p = 0,0001), LCLC ([DELTA] = -9,61 s; p = 0,0001), C10 m ([DELTA] = 0,94 s; p = 0,038) e LPDV ([DELTA] = -1,15 s; p = 0,036) e no IG ([DELTA] = -6,27; p = 0,0001) no GE. O mesmo nao ocorreu no GC. Nas comparacoes intergrupos, observou-se que as reducoes nos tempos de execucao dos testes LPS ([DELTA]% = -36,63; p = 0,0001), LCLC ([DELTA]% = -20,27; p = 0,0001), C10 m ([DELTA]% = -12,54; p = 0,002) e LPDV ([DELTA]% = -25,10; p = 0,005) e no IG ([DELTA]% = -21,37; p = 0,0001) do GE foram menores que o GC. Estes resultados demonstram que as idosas do GE melhoraram o desempenho das atividades da vida diaria com a realizacao de exercicios fisicos. Palavras-chave: exercicio, atividades da vida diaria, envelhecimento.
ISSN:1679-9291
1807-8648
DOI:10.4025/actascihealthsci.v34i2.8387