Functional capacity of an individual with Chagas disease submitted to a program of resistance exercises: a case study

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the performance in activities of daily living in individuals with Chagas disease in the pre-and post-program phases of resistance exercises. A case study was conducted with a patient (female, 64 years old, 68 kg, 153 cm) with Chagas disease. After a clinical medical evaluation, it was submitted to an anthropometric evaluation. The physical exercise program lasted five weeks, in which the patient was submitted to a resistance training program. Before and after the exercise program, the Autonomy of Functional Capacity was evaluated through the GDLAM Protocol. Descriptive statistics were used to present the results. The data were analyzed using the Software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, version 22.0) for Windows. The results showed that in the initial evaluation, the patient did not obtain satisfactory GDLAM 2