Evaluation of respiratory muscle strength of the institutionalised elderly wome
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health elderly women (evaluation of respiratory muscle strength)Respiratory - Normal development and function of the respiratory system
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000136303
- Lead Sponsor
- Marisa Mazzonetto de Oliveira
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Institutionalized elderly women aged 60 to 89 years with a body mass index (BMI) classification of eutrophic (BMI from 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2) or overweight (BMI from 25 to 29.9 kg/m2) in accordance with the World Health Organization criteria and who were not involved in regular physical activity.
Exclusion Criteria
Prior history of cardiovascular or respiratory diseases, smokers, alterations in the thoracic or abdominal regions such as retractions cutaneous or accentuated structural deviations in the spinal column.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the respiratory muscle strength of institutionalized women and to compare with the predicted values for the Brazilian population. The respiratory muscle strength will be inferred through measurement of the sub and supra atmospheric pressure generated by inspiratory and expiratory muscles respectively, for this will be utilized an aneroid manovacuometer. The inspiratory and expiratory pressures evaluated through the mouth, reflect the pressure that is being generated in the alveolus by the action of respiratory muscles. This technique has been widely utilized to be characterized noninvasive method and its objectives are to identify possible weakness, fatigue and respiratory muscle failure, as well as to quantify the effects of respiratory training.[20 minutes after anthropometric evaluation]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To correlate the maximal respiratory pressure values with age, weight, height and body mass index[Conducted during the analysis of data about 60 days after anthropometric and respiratory evaluation.]