COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MUSCLE STRENGTH, BALANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG ELDERLY PRACTITIONERS AND OLDER HYDROTHERAPY SEDENTARY OF CUIABÁ (MT), BRAZIL

Authors

  • Viviane Aparecida Martins Salicio Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande
  • Tainara da Silva Mattos Universidade de Cuiabá
  • Vanessa Lauriany de Arruda Brandalise Universidade de Cuiabá
  • Walkiria Shimoya-Bittencourt Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande e Universidade de Cuiabá
  • Marcos Adriano Salicio Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13037/ras.vol13n46.3001

Keywords:

Quality of life, muscle strength, balance, elderly.

Abstract

Introduction: Brazil has a population of 15 million people aged 60 years or over. This population hasshown a growth of 5% in the last 50 years and will reach in 2025 on the sixth place in the ranking ofcountries with the highest number of elderly people among its population. Hydrotherapy is a therapeuticmethod that use the physical principles of the water together the kinesiotherapy to prevent, keep, retard,improve or treat physical dysfunctions of the aging. Objective: Evaluate muscle strength, balance andquality of life among elderly practitioners of hydrotherapy and sedentary elderly in Cuiabá (MT). Materialsand methods: Were included elderly between 60 to 90 years, practitioners and non-hydrotherapypractitioners. The muscle strength was assessed by Kendall Force Scale, balance by Functional BalanceScale of Berg and the quality of life through the SF-36 questionnaire. Was used the Student t-test witha 5% level of significance for comparison of the values between the groups, and to analyze the qualityof life was used measures of central tendency and dispersion. Results: The 19 elderly practitioners of hydrotherapy had better performance in the muscle strength, balance and quality of life when comparedthe sedentary elderly group. All variables presented statistical relevance with p-value <0.05. Conclusion:Hydrotherapy contributes positively to improving the quality of life, balance and muscle strength in theelderly.

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Author Biographies

Viviane Aparecida Martins Salicio, Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande

Docente do curso de Fisioterapia do Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande (UNIVAG) - MT

Tainara da Silva Mattos, Universidade de Cuiabá

Fisioterapeuta formada pela Universidade de Cuiabá - MT

Vanessa Lauriany de Arruda Brandalise, Universidade de Cuiabá

Fisioterapeuta formada pela Universidade de Cuiabá - MT

Walkiria Shimoya-Bittencourt, Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande e Universidade de Cuiabá

Docente do curso de Fisioterapia do Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande (UNIVAG) e UNIC

Marcos Adriano Salicio, Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande

Coordenador do curso de Fisioterapia do Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande (UNIVAG) - MT

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Published

2015-10-06

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 46 (2015): Revista de Atenção à Saúde

Section

ARTIGOS ORIGINAIS

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