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Abstract

ABREUS MORA, Jorge Luis et al. Evaluation of Physical Capacity Balance in Older Adults. Rev. Finlay [online]. 2019, vol.9, n.2, pp. 127-137.  Epub Aug 02, 2019. ISSN 2221-2434.

Foundation:

alterations in gait and balance in the elderly are the main cause of falls. Valid and reliable valuation methods are necessary to identify the risk of falls.

Objective:

to determine the relationships between some indicators of the Fullerton advanced equilibrium scale test and age in older adults.

Methods:

a descriptive cross sectional exploratory study was conducted between September and December 2017 in elder Day Care Centers of the Combined Sports Center N0 5 of the Cienfuegos Municipality. For this, 115 elderly adults were selected. The general variables were: age and sex. Four of the ten items that make up the Fullerton test were taken. The Spearman correlation coefficient and the Gamma coefficient were applied, with 95 % confidence. The results were exposed through the use of tables.

Results:

the most represented age group was 71-75 years (40.9 %), with a prevalence of males (16 %). In the application of the Fullerton test older adults managed to maintain balance in standing, in more than 25 % of cases, could take the object either without moving the feet or by a step, in the orthostatic control the highest values they are concentrated in the group of 71-75 years (40 %).

Conclusions:

older adults who managed to maintain balance in standing with their eyes closed, could either take the object without moving the feet or through a step with supervision, in the orthostatic control the highest values are concentrated in the group of 71-75 years.

Keywords : gait; standing position; aged.

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