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Association between the occurrence of falls and the performance on the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test in elderly women.
Bardin, Marcela G; Dourado, Victor Z.
Afiliação
  • Bardin MG; Department of Human Movement Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Santos, SP, Brazil.
Rev Bras Fisioter ; 16(4): 275-80, 2012.
Article em En, Pt | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22801451
BACKGROUND: Because the incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) requires agility in its performance, we hypothesized that the test may be associated with balance and risk of falls in the elderly. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the association between the performance on the ISWT, the timed up and go (TUG) and the occurrence of falls in the elderly. METHOD: Thirty-three elderly individuals (68±7 years) performed the TUG and the ISWT. Balance was assessed using the Berg Scale (BBS). Participants who fell at least twice in the last 12 months were placed in the "falls" group (FG) and all other participants comprised the control group (CG). RESULTS: There were seventeen elderly women in the FG and 16 in the CG. Participants from the FG had a significant worse performance (p<0.05) on the TUG (8.01±0.22 vs. 6.22±0.21 s), BBS (51±3 vs. 55±1 points) and ISWT [313±79 (92±15%pred.) vs. 395±75 m (113±19%pred.)] than participants from the CG. The ISWT significantly correlated with the TUG (r=-0.75, p<0.001), BBS (r=0.50, p=0.002) and number of falls (r=0.36, p=0.031). After logistic regression, the TUG was determinant (p=0.03) and the ISWT showed a tendency to determine the occurrence of falls (p=0.05). CONCLUSION: The ISWT was a valid measure to assess the risk of falls and balance and therefore, may be useful for the simultaneous assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness and balance in older women.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Acidentes por Quedas / Avaliação Geriátrica / Caminhada / Equilíbrio Postural / Teste de Esforço Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En / Pt Revista: Rev Bras Fisioter Assunto da revista: MEDICINA FISICA / REABILITACAO Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Acidentes por Quedas / Avaliação Geriátrica / Caminhada / Equilíbrio Postural / Teste de Esforço Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En / Pt Revista: Rev Bras Fisioter Assunto da revista: MEDICINA FISICA / REABILITACAO Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil