Changes in the functional capacity of active and institutionalized elderly

Authors

  • Igor Conterato Gomes Department of Physical Education, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
  • Genival Caetano Ferreira Neto Postgraduate Program in Primary Care, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4818-9036
  • Luiz Victor da Silva Costa Department of Physical Education, Faculdade Maurício de Nassau, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
  • Mike Farias Xavier Department of Physical Education, Faculdade Maurício de Nassau, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
  • Prodamy da Silva Pacheco Neto UTAD – Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8140-9489
  • Júlio César Chaves Nunes Filho Department of Clinical Medicine, Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5513-5186

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.19630

Abstract

This study aimed to observe changes in the functional capacity of the elderly. Eighteen elderly individuals (mean 74.3 years) were divided into two groups: water aerobics (GH, n = 08) and institutionalized (GI, n = 10). Functional capacity was identified through the battery of tests proposed by Rikli and Jones (1999). After the intervention period, both groups showed reductions in the valences evaluated. However, in GI the reductions were more accentuated. For Cardiorespiratory Capacity, Mobility, and Strength of lower limbs, there were reductions for GH of (-4.22%, -9.42%, and -19.23%) and GI of (-52.20, -135.43%, and -28%) respectively. For the Time up and Go test (TUG), statistical effect was present for time (with lower time post vs. pre; p = 0.021) as well as a significant interaction for time*group (p = 0.027), respectively. Physical exercise programs for the elderly can reduce the rate of decline in functional capacity, with healthier aging.

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Published

2020-12-31

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 4 (2020): Motricidade

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Original Article

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