BALANCE, GAIT AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY OF A SOCIAL CENTER IN BELÉM-PA

CORRELATION OF THE BALANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY OF A SOCIAL CENTER IN BELÉM-PA

Authors

Tania Sanches Santos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4728-2549
Paloma da Silva Aranha de Carvalho https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3838-2158
Márcio Clementino de Souza santos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3691-2445
George Alberto da Silva Dias https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9807-6518
Cybelle Silva do Couto Coelho https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8579-5249
Luciane Lobato Sobral https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0320-0927

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https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.2317-6032.2021v25n2.55938

Keywords:

Aging. March. Balance. Quality of life.

Abstract

Objective: to correlate the balance and quality of life of the elderly in a Social Center in Belém - PA. Methodology: The present study was observational, descriptive and analytical, cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 80 elderly, using a physical therapy evaluation form for data collection. Tinetti's scald and the SF-36 questionnaire were used to assess quality of life. Chi-square tests, G test (adherence) and Spearman correlation were used for statistical analysis. Results: The results obtained in the sample of elderly individuals showed that there was a predominance of females, with moderate risk of falling, with good perception of quality of life for mental health and worse perception for physical aspects. Conclusion: However, all domains of the SF-36 correlated positively with balance. So, it can conclude that quality of life is directly related to the balance of the elderly, that is, the better the balance the better the perception of quality of life.

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2021-08-30

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Sanches Santos, T. ., da Silva Aranha de Carvalho, P. ., Clementino de Souza santos, M. ., da Silva Dias, G. A. ., Silva do Couto Coelho, C. ., & Lobato Sobral, L. . (2021). BALANCE, GAIT AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY OF A SOCIAL CENTER IN BELÉM-PA: CORRELATION OF THE BALANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY OF A SOCIAL CENTER IN BELÉM-PA. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 25(2). https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.2317-6032.2021v25n2.55938

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Vol. 25 No. 2 (2021): Edição de Junho 2021

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