Improvement of quality of life and postural balance of institutionalized elderly people undergoing to a treadmill walking training

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dc.contributor.authorRodrigues Pereira, Natalia Moya [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPierre Massè Araya, Marcel Jean [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorScheicher, Marcos Eduardo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T08:33:05Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T08:33:05Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Institutionalized older adults have fewer opportunities to participate in daily living activities and tasks in an independent manner, with greater deleterious effects on the physiological losses inherent to aging and with increased gait and balance impairment compared to community-dwelling older adults. The use of a treadmill for rehabilitation, with or without partial weight support, has been studied in different groups, but not on institutionalized older adults. Objectives: To assess the effects of a treadmill walking program on the postural balance and quality of life of institutionalized older adults. Methods: Thirty-seven institutionalized older adults: intervention group (n = 23, 75.7 ± 7.8 years) and control group (n = 14, 78.9 ± 10.2 years). A total of 10 weeks of treadmill walking, twice a week (intervention group) vs. no training (control group). Postural balance was assessed by the Tinetti test, 6-min walk test (6MWT), and 10-m walk test and Quality of life with the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire. Results: Significant improvement was observed in balance parameters (6MWT distance: p < 0.001; gait speed 6MWT: p < 0.001; gait speed 10MWT: p < 0.001; Tinetti scale: p = 0.001), and in the physical (p = 0.01), psychological (p = 0.002), self-assessed quality of life (p = 0.01) and overall quality of life domains (p = 0.002). Conclusions: Treadmill walking program had positive effects on the postural balance and quality of life of institutionalized older adults.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationPostgraduate Program in Human Development and Technologies Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationUnespPostgraduate Program in Human Development and Technologies Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.format.extent172-179
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.07.043
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, v. 28, p. 172-179.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.07.043
dc.identifier.issn1532-9283
dc.identifier.issn1360-8592
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85114935347
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/229524
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBalance
dc.subjectExercise
dc.subjectInstitutional care
dc.subjectPopulation aging
dc.subjectQuality of life
dc.titleImprovement of quality of life and postural balance of institutionalized elderly people undergoing to a treadmill walking trainingen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-8160-9229 0000-0001-8160-9229[3]

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