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Changes in muscle strength in elderly women after proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation based training
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-06) SILVA, Edivã Bernardo da; PIN, Alessandro dos Santos; SILVA FILHO, Manoel da
Introduction: Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) can be used to improve the quality of life of both healthy and diseased subjects, including the elderly, who suffer muscular weakness due to aging, leading to an impairment in functional capacity. Objective: Verify the effectiveness of PNF as a tool for functional conditioning. Materials and methods: We evaluated a total of ten elderly women aged 60–70 years, clinically healthy and physically active. They had the force of motion of hip flexion with knee extension analyzed by an analog dynamometer. They were then randomly and equally divided into experimental (EG) and control group (CG). The GC was instructed to continue with their normal activities while the GE held 15 training sessions in the lower limb (LL) based on the diagonal D1 and D2. Finally, a new collection wrench the two groups was performed and the data compared. Results: There was a significant increase in the average strength of GE, on the order of 31% (p < 0.01). The GC also had increased strength, but not significant (p > 0.05). Discussion: The results confirm that the FNP through initial work of readjustment and proprioceptive neuromuscular activation, and after that, conditioning of the muscle fibers (mainly resistive) is capable of amplifying the force developed by the muscle. Conclusion: The PNF was effective as training to gain muscle strength, should be better analyzed as a tool fitness, not to cause health risks, have low cost and easy application.
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Idosos em acolhimento institucional: perfil sociodemográfico e capacidade funcional
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2013-08-29) SILVA, Tatiane Bahia do Vale; Daniela Cristina Carvalho de Abreu; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1684331555309311; MAGALHÃES, Celina Maria Colino; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1695449937472051
Long Term institutions for Elderly are emerging alternatives care unfamiliar. This research analyzes the demographic profile and functional capacity of elderly in residential care situation in Belém /Pará. It addresses on a descriptive, cross-sectional, and quantitative. 73 seniors were attended in two public institutions, and they were assessed by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Katz Index and Lawton and in cases of the presence of cognitive decline, the scale of the Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD). According to the research some aspects were noticed as, the predominance of females (53 %) and unmarried elderly, aged 60-99 years, the absence of family as the main reason for institutionalization (42.5 %), Hypertension disease was the most prevalent (45.3 %). Given the assessment of cognition and functional capacity was found the prevalence of cognitive decline (52.1 %); independent elderly (83.8 %) for the Basic Activities of Daily Living ( ADL ) and Dependent moderate for Instrumental Activities Daily Living (IADL) in the group without cognitive decline , and high prevalence of severe dependence for IADL in the group with cognitive impairment . The study allowed us to outline the profile about elderly living in public ILPI in Belém, the data indicates resemblances the rest of the country as the largest number of women and higher prevalence of chronic diseases that cooperate to functional disability. It is emphasized, there is a lack of preventive measures to the maintenance functional capacity, through the operation of public policies and multidisciplinary performance
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Responsividade de parâmetros neuromusculares e capacidade funcional a dose mínima de treinamento resistido em mulheres de meia-idade e idosas
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2023-04-24) NORONHA, Ádria Samara Negrão; COSWIG, Victor Silveira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0097939661129545; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5461-7119
Resistance training (RT) is an effective strategy to mitigate the loss of muscle strength and the risk of functional limitations that occur drastically after 55 years of age. However, there is evidence of inter-individual variations in responsiveness to resistance training, since some people can be responsive and others non-responsive to the same protocol. Thus, the objective of the present study was to verify the responsiveness of middle-aged and elderly women submitted to TR with a minimum dose approach and to verify the effect of the protocol on muscle strength and functional capacity of the participants. Twenty-two untrained women, mean age 64.3 ± 7.2 years, body mass 65.5 ± 9.2 kg, and height 152.3 ± 4.3 cm, randomly assigned to the Intervention Group (INT), submitted to the minimum dose protocol during 4 weeks, or to the Control Group (CON), who participated in two lectures and two stretching classes. The participants were evaluated for strength (1 repetition maximum in Leg Press 180º, Seated Rowing, and Straight Supine) and functional capacity (Timed Up and Go, Physical Performance Battery) before and at the end of the 4 weeks. For the statistical analysis it was performed the Analysis of Variance of repeated measures and Bonferroni post-hoc test for data with normal distribution, Mann Whitney U test for non-normally distributed data, Deltas of variation (Δ%) to present percentage of change and independent t test to compare the means of percentage of change between groups. The significance level adopted was p< 0.05. Levene's test was used to check the variance between groups. For classification of responsiveness, the standard deviation of the CON change score was multiplied by 1.96. Individuals outside this range were classified as High responders or Low responders. The results suggest 16.6% High responders in the 1RM of the straight supine and 8.4% in the estimated 1RM in the same exercise, with 25% High responders for average and peak velocity of the Sit and Stand test. Regarding the mean differences, we observed significant increases in muscle strength only for INT, with no differences between groups. Thus, it is concluded that 4 weeks of TR performed with a minimal dose approach presents a small rate of High responders for upper limb strength and lower limb speed. Furthermore, the training dose used seems to be insufficient to generate greater muscle strength and functional capacity adaptations than the control in middle-aged and elderly women.
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Sintomas depressivos, declínio cognitivo e prejuízo funcional em idosos
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017) UCHÔA, Verediana Sousa; OLIVEIRA, Marília de Fátima Vieira de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7030765721580568; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4303-9434
INTRODUCTION: Population aging is considered a worldwide demographic phenomenon. In Brazil we specifically observed a rapid and consistent demographic expansion in the elderly population, the country counts with about 21 million people aged 60 years or more, representing a significant portion of the total population, approximately 11.3%. As a consequence of this change in the age pyramid, we have the increased prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases, which in turn can lead to functional disability. In addition to chronic diseases, mental health deserves special attention, as they often affect the elderly, with dementia and depression being the most prevalent. Understanding the factors associated with the incidence of depression, as well as the functional and cognitive impairments resulting from this condition, allow us to assist in the prevention and early identification of these symptoms, promoting specific intervention strategies in order to avoid or minimize damages to the quality of life of the elderly. OBJECTIVES: To identify the presence of depressive symptoms, cognitive decline and functional impairment in the elderly enrolled in the program for the control of hypertension and diabetes mellitus of the Municipal Health Unit of Guamá, in the city of Belém, Pará. METHOD: Cross-sectional study with a sample of 100 The elderly. Data were collected through individual interviews using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), the Katz Scale (ABVD) and the Lawton and Brody Scale (AIVD) for the evaluation of Cognitive ability, presence of depressive symptoms and functional capacity, respectively. Pearson's Chi-square test for trend / adhesion and association between nominal variables and Pearson's Linear Correlation test were used for numerical variables. RESULTS: The profile of the studied population is predominantly female, with low educational level, low income and age range between 60-69 years. The prevalence of depression was estimated in 22% of the sample and was associated with female and sedentary elderly individuals. Regarding mental status, cognitive deficit was identified in 27% of the interviewed elderly, and the age of the elderly presented a moderate negative correlation with the MMSE performance. Regarding the functionality of the elderly interviewed, most of them were considered independent to perform basic activities of daily living, and 46% of the sample had dependence on the instrumental activities of daily living. There was an association between depressive symptoms and functional dependence. CONCLUSION: It was verified that sedentary women and elderly people are more susceptible to the occurrence of depression and that age is a factor strongly associated with a decrease in cognitive performance. It was also observed that the level of dependence of the elderly in the AIVD is strongly associated with the presence of depressive symptoms.