Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Conditions
Keywords
Prevention, Quality of Health Care, Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to evaluate the capacity of muscular function and articular amplitude in the aged women who participated in the Support Group and its influence on the prevention of function decline of these women.
Detailed description
To evaluate the capacity of muscular function and articular amplitude in the aged women who participated the Support Group and its influence on the prevention of function decline of these women is use the method: It is an interventional and quantitative research. A questionnaire of identification and instruments will use: a) flexion and extension tests of muscular function and articular amplitude of shoulders, elbows, wrists, hip, knees and ankles, in the beginning and in the end of the program b) educational action c) physical exercise d) the check up of the results after the exercises e) two questions to register the influence of the support group in the functional life of the researched ones.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhysiotherapy
Exercise two days a week for six month
Sponsors
Fortaleza University
Academia Cearense de Odontologia
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* woman with 60 years old or more
Exclusion criteria
* woman with less 60 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A instrument was used for flexion and extension tests of muscular function and articular amplitude of shoulders, elbows, wrists, hip, knees and ankles, in the beginning and in the end of the program; physical exercise; the check up of the results | six month |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed