ArticleSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina2012
Correlation between balance and the level of functional independence among elderly people.
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- Psychosocial determinants of functional independence among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Pooled it
- Indicators and Instruments to Assess Components of Disability in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of Physical Exercises and Verbal Stimulation on the Functional Efficiency and Use of Free Time in an Older Population under Institutional Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- The importance of physical function as a clinical outcome: Assessment and enhancement.Clinical cardiology · 2020Review
- Functional status and annual hospitalization in multimorbid and non-multimorbid older adults: a cross-sectional study in Southern China.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2018Article
- Reliability and validity of the sequential weight-shifting test: a new functional approach to the assessment of the sitting balance of older adults.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
- Vertiginous Symptoms and Objective Measures of Postural Balance in Elderly People with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Submitted to the Epley Maneuver.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2016Article
- Motivators for physical activity among ambulatory nursing home older residents.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2014Article
- Relationship between Barthel index with physical tests in adults with intellectual disabilities.SpringerPlus · 2014Article
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Abstract
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objectiveAs the overall number of elderly people increases there is a corresponding rise in the number of older persons with disabilities. In order to examine whether there is any relationship between balance and activities of daily living, we evaluated balance and daily activities among elderly people living in the community. DESIGN AND
settingCross-sectional study at Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Marília, São Paulo, Brazil.
methodsThe study included 70 community-dwelling elderly people aged 65 and over. Balance was evaluated using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and physical independence in daily activities was evaluated using the Barthel Index (BI). The Spearman correlation coefficient was used to examine the relationship between the parameters evaluated. Significance was set at the level of 5% (P < 0.05).
resultsThe population's mean age was 70.5 ± 5 years. The mean BBS score was 50.9 ± 4.1, whereas the mean BI score was 98.1 ± 2.8. Statistically significant relationships were found between the BBS and BI (r = 0.41; P = 0.0004); between age and BI (r = -0.24; P = 0.04); and between age and BBS (r = -0.57; P = 0.0001).
conclusionsThe results showed that among elderly people, there are correlations between age, balance and independence level.
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