Influence of physical exercise on the functional capacity in institutionalized elderly

ABSTRACT Introduction: With the rapid increase in life expectancy, systematic physical exercise programs can have a good influence on the functional capacity of the elderly, especially in relation to institutionalization. Objective: To analyze the association between a systematic physical exercise p...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de medicina do esporte 2017-05, Vol.23 (3), p.200-203
Main Authors: Scarabottolo, Catarina Covolo, Garcia Júnior, Jair Rodrigues, Gobbo, Luis Alberto, Alves, Marcelo José, Ferreira, Aline Duarte, Zanuto, Everton Alex Carvalho, Oliveira, Weber Gutemberg Alves de, Christofaro, Diego Giulliano Destro
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Language:eng ; por
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PHYSIOLOGY
SPORT SCIENCES
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Summary:ABSTRACT Introduction: With the rapid increase in life expectancy, systematic physical exercise programs can have a good influence on the functional capacity of the elderly, especially in relation to institutionalization. Objective: To analyze the association between a systematic physical exercise program and functional capacity in institu-tionalized elderly. Methods: The sample included 30 elderly subjects (16 women and 14 men) aged 60 years or older (mean age = 74.43), divided into a control group (n=16) and a training group (n=14), residents in a long-stay institution. A training protocol of 12 weeks, two weekly sessions, was applied, and functional capa-city was assessed before and after the intervention, through chair lift tests (lower limb strength), upper limb strength, timed up and go and handgrip dynamometry. The analysis pre and post-training of intervention and control groups was performed using paired Student t test and the ANOVA test for repeated measures. The level of significance was set at 5%. Results: The main statistical significance were found for the following functional tests: upper limb strength (training 15.6±4.1 x control 10.7±6.6 rep, p
ISSN:1517-8692
1806-9940
1517-8692
DOI:10.1590/1517-869220172303150175