postural balance, quality of life, quality of sleep, depressive symptoms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: 25 older women, independents and without cognition alterations, will receive podal reflexology massage once a week for 45 minutes in each session, for 8 weeks.
Control group: 25
Other
E02.190.599.750.750
Sponsors
Instituto Federal do Paraná - IFPR
Instituto Federal do Paraná - IFPR
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
60 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Independent older women, 60 years and over; residents in the Curitiba city and metropolitan area, Parana, Brazil; without cognitive impairment according to the Mini mental state examination
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Volunteers with diagnosis of the following disease: neurological, trauma-orthopedic, cardiac, respiratory, kidney, liver, osteoporosis, decompensated diabetes, decompensated endocrine and arterial hypertension; and voluntary unavailable to participate in any stages of the assessments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in sleep quality assessed by the Pittsburgh Index; Improvement in quality of life assessed by the Short Form-36 (SF-36) quality of life scale; Improvement in depressive symptoms checked by the Geriatric Depression Scale 30. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in postural balance assessed by functional mobility (Timed Up and Go test) and the gait speed test (10 meters); Improvement in foot sensibility assessed by esthesiometer; Improvement in fear of falling assessed by tFalls Efficacy Scale – International Brasil. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactElisangela Rodrigues
Instituto Federal do Paraná - IFPR
Outcome results
None listed