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Impacte de um programa de exercício físico na capacidade funcional de idosos institucionalizados
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Introduction: Preventive, promotion and rehabilitation actions such as physical
exercise have been able to improve the functional capacity of the institutionalized
elderly.
Aims: To evaluate the impact of a physical exercise program on the functional
capacity of institutionalized elderly.
Method: Quantitative study with a quasi-experimental design, without control
group, with pre and post intervention evaluation, in a convenience sample of 23
elderly. The instrument for data collection was the form with outcome and independent
variables. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Escola
Superior de Enfermagem do Porto.
Results: The majority are female (60.9%), with a mean age of 82.4 years and
a high prevalence of cerebrovascular disease (91.3%). ¾ of the sample (74%)
is polymedicated. The occurrence of falls in the last 12 months was low (13%).
There was a significant improvement in joint amplitude and muscular strength
in all movements and joints of the upper and lower limbs. Palmar grip strength
improved in both hands. A better performance was observed in the implementation
of POMA I, and the number of risk-free elderly people with a high risk of
falls increased. The repercussion of improvements in self-care capacity was not
effective in some domains, although the mean scores obtained showed a slight
improvement trend. Of the psychosocial effects, most participants (60.9%) agreed
that they improved health and mood.
Conclusions: The physical exercise program implemented to institutionalized elderly,
without cognitive deficit, improved the functional and psychosocial capacity.
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Functional capacity Physical exercise Institutionalization Elderly
Citation
Nogueira, I., Nogueira, N., Araújo, F. Impacte de um programa de exercício físico na capacidade funcional de idosos institucionalizados. Suplemento digital Rev ROL Enferm 2020; 43(1): 197-203