Development and Evaluation of Home Exercise Technology for the elderly: Heeh Project - HEEH Home, Exercise, Elderly and Health

niversidade de Brasília0 sitesStarted: July 4, 2023Last updated: July 26, 2023

Conditions

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•Both sexes; age between 60 and 80 years; be registered and monitored at the Ambulatory; own or have relatives in the same household who have a smartphone that supports the application with internet access; be available to attend the monthly consultations carried out throughout the study; being independent in activities of daily living, through the Barthel index; non-practitioners of physical activity or insufficient physical activity, assessed using the International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ), an instrument that assesses the level of physical activity

•Age greater than 80 years; chronic complications of DM (neuropathy; nephropathy, retinopathy, limb amputation and diabetic foot); participate in another clinical trial, research study, or exercise program where they perform similar balance and strength activities; having mobility limitations or using walking devices; diagnosis of progressive neurological disease or other acute or unstable medical condition that precludes performing the exercises; make use of medications that interfere with balance; failing to perform any evaluation proposed in the study protocol; presenting cognitive impairments assessed through the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) - the cutoff scores used for exclusion will be: 17 for illiterates; 22 for seniors with between 1 and 4 years of schooling; 24 for those with between 5 and 8 years of schooling and 26 for those with 9 or more years of schooling; and those with mobility deficits – Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) over 20 seconds, a timed test that assesses walking speed, balance and risk of falling

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