Expiratory Flow Peak, Thoracic Complacency, Respiratory Mechanics, Elderly.
Conditions
Interventions
21 female subjects, aged 65-85 years (74,71±6,47 years), divided into two groups, these being a group composed of elderly women non-institutionalized (n=14), and another composed of institutionalized
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Sponsors
Universidade Presidente Antônio Carlos
Universidade Presidente Antônio Carlos
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
65 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elderly cooperatives; with good cognition; conscious; carriers of heart; metabolic; renal and hepatic diseases; obese; and sedentary women; who answered the Cardiovascular Risk Stratified Questionnaire and who agreed to the Free and Informed Consent Form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age less than 65 and greater than 85 years; with high cognitive deficit; tracheostomized; smokers; patients with respiratory and neurological diseases; chauffeured; bedridden; with dementia and that they exposed any conditions that prevented them to carry out the proposed exercises.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in the respiratory capacity of the elderly, assessed by spirometry examination with a 15% increase in respiratory amplitude. Data collected 1 day before the intervention and 1 day after the intervention.;Improvement in respiratory capacity, assessed by spirometry examination with an increase of more than 20% of the respiratory amplitude. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactWagner Moreira
Universidade Presidente Antônio Carlos
Outcome results
None listed