Effectiveness of a Physiotherapeutic Protocol of Lung and Muscle Exercises in elderly individuals who stay at home and have difficulty walking
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- AgingMobility LimitationC23.888
- Registration Number
- RBR-9rnxgfk
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUI
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Individuals aged 65 or over; of both sexes; restricted to their home; have low mobility
Exclusion Criteria
Individuals with a surgical procedure less than 60 days; Short Physical Performance Battery level A; not accepting to participate in the study; present cognitive alteration; perform private or public physiotherapy within the study period
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to find an increase in physical performance verified by the method of analysis of the Short Physical Performance Battery questionnaire from the verification of a variation of at least 2 points in the pre- and post-intervention measurements
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to find a decrease in the frequency of the need for urgent care at the Basic Health Unit each month, verified through the method of questioning the patient, based on the verification of a variation of at least a one-time reduction in the need of emergency care at the Basic Health Unit during the twelve-week period of the study protocol;It is expected to find adherence of the sample to the proposed protocol, verified by means of monthly questioning of the patient, based on the verification of adherence of at least 90% during the twelve-week period of the study protocol