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Objetivo: analisar a relação entre a velocidade da marcha e a ocorrência de quedas em idosos longevos. Método: estudo transversal realizado com 243 idosos longevos (≥80 anos), usuários da atenção primária à saúde. A coleta de dados ocorreu nos domicílios dos participantes, mediante aplicação de questionário sociodemográfico e clínico e teste de velocidade da marcha. Realizaram-se análises descritivas e teste de associação entre variáveis (qui-quadrado), consideraram-se os valores de p≤0,05 estatisticamente significativos. Resultados: dos 243 longevos, 111 (45,7%) relataram quedas nos últimos 12 meses, 50 (20,6%) velocidade da marcha reduzida e, destes, 30 (60%) caíram no último ano. Entre os idosos com velocidade da marcha reduzida, houve predomínio do sexo feminino (n=33; 66%) e média de idade 86,24 anos (±4,64). A velocidade da marcha reduzida mostrou associação significativa com a ocorrência de quedas nos últimos 12 meses (p=0,023). Conclusão: a redução da velocidade da marcha em longevos mostra relação ao episódio de quedas, o qual esteve presente em mais da metade dos longevos com velocidade da marcha reduzida.(AU)
Objetivo: to analyze the relationship between gait speed and fall occurrence in long-lived elderly. Method: a cross-sectional study with 243 long-lived elderly (≥80 years old), primary health care users. Data collect took place in the residences of the participants, using a socio-demographic and clinical questionnaire and a gait speed test. Descriptive analyses and an association test were performed among the variables (chi-square), the p≤0.05 values were considered statistically significant. Results: among the 243 long-lived elderly, 111 (45.7%) reported falls in the last 12 months, 50 (20.6%) reduced gait speed and 30 (60%) of these fell in the last year. Among the elderly with reduced gait speed, there was a female gender predominance (n = 33; 66%) and mean age 86.24 years old (± 4.64). The reduced gait speed showed a significant association with fall occurrence in the last 12 months (p = 0.023). Conclusion: the reduction of gait speed in long-lived elderly shows relationship with the fall episode, which was present in more than half of the long-lived elderly with reduced gait speed.(AU)
Objetivo: analizar la relación entre la velocidad de la marcha y la incidencia de caídas en ancianos longevos. Método: estudio transversal llevado a cabo con 243 ancianos longevos (≥80 anos), usuarios de la atención primaria de salud. La recogida de datos se efectuó en el domicilio de los participantes, con encuesta sociodemográfica y clínica y la prueba de velocidad de la marcha. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos y pruebas de asociación entre variables (chi-cuadrado), los valores de p≤0,05 se consideraron estadísticamente significativos. Resultados: de los 243 ancianos, 111 (47,5%) relataron caídas en los últimos 12 meses, 50 (20,6 %) velocidad de la marcha reducida y, entre ellos, 30 (60%) caídas durante el último año. Entre los ancianos con velocidad de la marcha reducida predominó el sexo femenino (n= 33; 66%) y promedio de 86,24 años...(AU)
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Humanos , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Acidentes por Quedas , Idoso Fragilizado , Marcha , Enfermagem Geriátrica , Saúde do Idoso , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: to investigate the association between gait speed and the cognitive score of elderly patients enrolled in a Basic Health Unit. METHOD: a quantitative cross-sectional study with 203 elderly, a sample calculated based on the estimated population proportion. Data were collected using a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, gait speed test (GS) and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). RESULTS: the illiterate patients had a mean MMSE=19.33(±3.7) and GS = 0.76m/s (±0.3); those with low/medium education had a MMSE = 25.43(±2.8) and GS = 0.92m/s (±0.2); and the elderly with higher education had a MMSE = 27.33(±2.9) and GS=1.12m/s (±0.3).There was a weak correlation (R2=00354) between gait speed and cognitive score, with statistical significance (Prob>F = 0.0072) and a positive linear trend. CONCLUSION: the better cognitive score the higher the gait speed; the illiterate elderly were those with lower gait speed, thereby indicating a poorer physical performance.
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Cognição , Marcha , Velocidade de Caminhada , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Atenção Primária à SaúdeRESUMO
The objective of the present study was to identify and analyze the meaning of old age and the experience of aging for elderly individuals living in the rural area of Ceará state. This descriptive, exploratory study was performed with 48 aged men and women, registered in the family health strategy of the rural zone of Ceara, in the first semester of 2005. The statements of the elderly revealed that old age brings many losses, mainly when they fall ill. They also reported, however, that, today, they are happy for the personal and material achievements, and for the family that they have. For the study group, the experience of aging and old age itself appeared to be a positive event when compared to myths and preconceptions of the urban environment.