Mobility in gait, risk of falls and depression in institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly

  • Camila Costa Faculdade Anglo Americano (FAA)
  • Carla Gabriela Kemer Faculdade Anglo Americana (FAA)
  • Daniel Vicentini Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
  • Mateus Dias Antunes Centro Universitário de Maringá (UNICESUMAR)
  • José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF)
  • Cristina Cristovão Ribeiro da Silva Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Keywords: Aging, Gerontology, Motor Activity, Health Promotion.

Abstract

This paper aims to compare the risk of falls, indicatives of depression and mobility in the gait of institutionalized elderly and elderly people attending a community center in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná state. It is a cross-sectional study with 26 elderly of both sexes, 13 institutionalized (ILPI) and 13 attending a community center (CCI). A sociodemographic questionnaire, Berg Balance Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale and the Timed Up and Go Test were used. Data analysis was performed using the Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney “U” tests, Spearman correlation, and the Chi-square and Fisher’s exact test. The significance of p <0.05 was adopted. It is emphasized that, significantly, the elderly of CCI had a lower rate of depression (p = 0.009), a lower risk of falls (p = 0.001) and a better gait mobility (p = 0.001), in contrast to the elderly of the ILPI. After identification that the institutionalized elderly present a higher risk of falls and gait difficulties, as well as depressive signs when compared to non-institutionalized ones, a challenge arises for the health services when facing the functional disability throughout life.

Author Biographies

Camila Costa, Faculdade Anglo Americano (FAA)
Graduada em Fisioterapia (FAA)
Carla Gabriela Kemer, Faculdade Anglo Americana (FAA)
Graduada em Fisioterapia (FAA)
Daniel Vicentini Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Doutorando em Gerontologia (UNICAMP) Docente no Departamento de Educação física da Faculdade Metropolitana de Maringá (FAMMA)
Mateus Dias Antunes, Centro Universitário de Maringá (UNICESUMAR)
Mestrando em Promoção da Saúde (UNICESUMAR)
José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF)
Doutor em Educação física (UEM) Docente no Departamento de Educação física da UNIVASF
Cristina Cristovão Ribeiro da Silva, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Doutoranda em Gerontologia (UNICAMP)
Published
2017-09-28
Section
Artigos Originas - Promoção da Saúde