Healthy elderly
Conditions
Interventions
INTERVENTIONS
Exercise protocol in aquatic environment
Individuals in the double-task group in an aquatic environment will be submitted to a protocol with simultaneous exercises (double-task) with a
Walk sideways from one edge of the pool to the other while speaking the color of balloons presented by the therapist
Throw a ball to the therapist while singing some music
Carrying out weight on a trampoline while thinking of antonyms for the following words: ugly, thin, rich, big, happy
Perform MMSS abduction and adduction by passing a ball from one hand to another while speaking people's names.
The pool will be approximately 22 meters long and 13 meters wide, with a temperature aro
Sponsors
Faculdade Maurício de Nassau
Faculdade Maurício de Nassau
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers of both sexes; aged 60 or over; non-obese (BMI bigger then30 Kg / cm2); sedentary or irregularly active according to the International Physical Questionnaire (PARDIDI et al. 1997); with independent gait and without physical, visual or auditory deficits that make it impossible to assess and / or apply the protocols; without cognitive deficit, indicated by a score equal to or greater than 22 points in the Leganés Cognitive Test (ZUNZUNEGUI et al., 2000).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Volunteers who have a phobia of water; acute infections; with the presence of phlogistic signs; fever; deep vein thrombosis; unstable cardiovascular diseases; urinary or fecal incontinence; epilepsy; tympanic perforations; in addition to epithelial disorders such as wounds; polite; dermatitis and / or fungi that can contaminate the pool and / or therapist.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional capacity Functional capacity will be assessed by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and the modified Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. SPPB is a valid and reliable tool to measure functional capacity in the elderly through tests that involve balance, gait speed and strength of the lower limbs. This instrument generates a score that can vary from 0 to 12 points and the higher the score, the better the functional capacity (NANAKO, 2007). In addition, the TUG will be used, which is a valid tool and widely used in physical therapy practice. In this test, the individual is asked to get up from a chair, walk (without running) for three meters, return and sit down again. For this study, a modification will be used, which will consist of the patient performing the entire test holding a glass filled in 1/3 with water speaking randomly the names of fruits (PODSIADLO et al., 1991). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive function The assessment of cognitive status was performed using the Mini-Mental State Examination Scale (MMSE) that was originally proposed by Folstein et al. (1975) and adapted for the Brazilian population by Bertolucci et al., (1994). It is an evaluation scale that aims to assist in the investigation of possible cognitive deficits in individuals at higher risk for dementia. Such an instrument consists of six items that assess specific cognitive functions such as temporal orientation, spatial orientation, registration, attention and calculation, evocation memory and language; being evaluated agnosia, aphasia, apraxia and constructional ability. The MMSE score can vary from a minimum of zero to a maximum total of 30 points (BERTOLUCCI et al 1994).;Fear of falling The Falls Efficacy Scale will be used to measure individuals' fear of falling. The scale has 16 examples of daily activities, each with a score between 1 and 4, in which the patient will answer how it feels to perform each of the 16 activities. If the patient claims to be unable to perform the activity, he will then answer how he would feel if he had to be exposed to this situation (CAMARGOS et al., 2010). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactYago Pinheiro
Faculdade Maurício de Nassau
Outcome results
None listed