Effects of Aquatic Physiotherapy on the function, quality of life and risk of falls in the elderly in Curitiba

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• Conditions: Accidents by Falls; Postural Balance; N06.850.135.122; G11.427.690

• Registration Number: RBR-5btyvr
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade Dom Bosco

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Elderly aged 60 years or over; being on the waiting list for hydrotherapy at the Pardinho Ombudsman's Physical Activity Center

Exclusion Criteria

Elderly people with urinary or fecal incontinence will be excluded; open wounds; infectious cutaneous diseases; infectious diseases; uncontrolled blood pressure; recent postoperative period; cognitive alteration that prevents completion of the questionnaire; participation in another program of physical activity or physiotherapeutic rehabilitation; elderly with severe neurological and cardiac problems; or any other clinical problem that would contraindicate the performance of the tests and exercises

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The personal and sociodemographic characteristics of the elderly were evaluated by means of absolute and relative frequency, separated by group. The majority of GFA elderly were female (91.7%), age between 60 and 65 years (33.4%), normal weight (40%), married or widowed (41.7%), low level (58.3%), who took up to 4 medications (81.7%), which fell in the last year (60%), retired or pensioner (68.3%), low economic class (58.3%) %) and with a negative health perception (85%). In CG, the majority of the elderly were female (61.7%), aged between 60 and 65 years (31.6%), overweight (40%), married (66.7%), (58.3%), retired or pensioner (58.4%), low economic class (50%), who took up to 4 medications (91.6%), which fell in the last year (75%) and with a perception of positive health (88.3%).