Effects/Effectiveness of Training of Formal Caregivers on sedentary fifestyle and physical and cognitive function of older adults in nursing homes
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- ack of physical exercise
- Registration Number
- RBR-95m34pp
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal do Paraná - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Older adults aged 60 years or over; of both sexes; living in a nursing home for three months or more; Formal caregivers working in a nursing homes; of both sexes, of all age groups; working in institutions that consent to this proposal
Exclusion Criteria
Individuals with changes in physical capacity due to trauma or muscle disease in a recent history; and/or rehabilitation treatment due this situation; Caregivers with service time in the role of less than 15 days
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assess functional mobility using the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. In this test, the subject needs to get up from the chair, without the help of the arms and walk at a comfortable and safe pace for a distance of three meters, turn around in a cone, return and sit down.;Assess Sedentary Behavior throught the motion sensor (accelerometer), from the Actigraph brand, MODEL GT3X, will be used, fixed by a strap in the thoracic region, and also the Xiaomi Mi Band 4 watch, on the wrist of the dominant upper limb. Participants will be instructed on use for 7 consecutive days, with withdrawal only for sleeping and bathing activities. Nursing home staff will also be aware of the guidelines for use, to assist in the supervision of the correct use.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method