2006
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72992006000500016
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Fatores associados ao equilíbrio funcional em idosos com disfunção vestibular crônica

Abstract: Tarefas do dia-a-dia podem ser muito desafiadoras para o equilíbrio do idoso. OBJETIVO: Verificar a associação entre equilíbrio funcional, avaliado pela Berg Balance Scale (BBS) e os dados sociodemográficos, clínicos e de mobilidade (Timed up and go test - TUGT, Dynamic Gait Index - DGI) em idosos vestibulopatas crônicos. MATERIAL E MÉTODO: Estudo de casos com 120 idosos com diagnóstico de disfunção vestibular crônica. Foram utilizados os testes de Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis seguido do teste de Dunn e Coefic… Show more

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“…There is a tendency towards a significant association between worse performance relating to functional balance and the symptom of anxiety 22 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is a tendency towards a significant association between worse performance relating to functional balance and the symptom of anxiety 22 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Improvement of health conditions, increasing life expectancy worldwide and birth rate reductions have brought about a proportional increase in the older population [1][2][3] . Ageing compromises the ability of the central nervous system to carry out processing on the vestibular, visual and proprioceptive signals that are responsible for the maintenance of body balance, as well as reducing individuals' capacity to come up with adaptive reactions 1 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to the literature, changes in the mobility of older adults result from environmental factors, physiological modifications associated with the aging process, or even from the consequences of the lifestyle adopted by the individual throughout his life 5-8. The decline in physical capacity is related to the reduction in muscle strength, to impairments in gait performance and to changes in static balance 9,10 . These parameters can vary according to the individual's sociodemographic, physical and functional characteristics, and they are linked to falls because falling can result from the body instability caused by this decline.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%