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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2218-3620</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Universidad y Sociedad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Sociedad]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2218-3620</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial "Universo Sur"]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2218-36202020000300044</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Comportamiento de la capacidad física equilibrio en adultos mayores, municipio Cienfuegos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The behavior of the physical capacity balance in elderly people, Cienfuegos municipality]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abreus Mora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Curbelo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vivian Bárbara]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Menéndez Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Stuart Rivero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alexis Juan]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[del Sol Santiago]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bernal Valladares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ernesto Julio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Cienfuegos &#8220;Carlos Rafael Rodríguez&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario &#8220;Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>44</fpage>
<lpage>53</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2218-36202020000300044&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2218-36202020000300044&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2218-36202020000300044&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Las evaluaciones funcionales de adultos mayores han establecido estándares que permiten conocer su estado físico. En el desempeño de profesionales del municipio Cienfuegos, existen escasas herramientas para evaluar cambios en la capacidad equilibrio. Desde esta problemática se realiza este estudio descriptivo con el objetivo de evaluar el comportamiento de la capacidad física equilibrio en adultos mayores. La misma se realiza a través de la medición, mediante los test: Escala de Equilibrio Avanzado de Fullerton, Prueba de Estiramiento Multidireccional, Prueba Clínica de Equilibrio e Interacción Sensorial Modificado y Prueba de andar 15 metros a la velocidad preferida y máxima, como procedimiento estadístico se realizó un estudio de frecuencias. Los hallazgos más importantes se centraron en: padecimiento de enfermedades, cambios en sistemas sensoriales, mal uso de aferencias somatosensoriales, vestibulares y visuales-vestibulares, mala utilización de estrategias ortostáticas y las dimensiones del área de estabilidad. Se concluyó que la capacidad física equilibrio manifestó deterioro de las estrategias ortostáticas fundamentalmente en los sistemas sensoriales y motores.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The functional evaluations of older adults have established standards that allow knowing their physical state. In the performance of professionals from the Cienfuegos municipality, there are few tools to assess changes in balance ability. From this problem, this descriptive study is carried out with the aim of evaluating the behavior of physical balance in older adults. It is carried out through measurement, using the tests: Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale, Multidirectional Stretch Test, Clinical Test of Modified Balance and Sensory Interaction and Test of walking 15 meters at the preferred and maximum speed, as a statistical procedure. A frequency study was performed. The most important findings focused on: illness, changes in sensory systems, misuse of somatosensory, vestibular, and visual-vestibular inputs, misuse of orthostatic strategies, and the dimensions of the area of stability. It was concluded that the balance physical capacity manifested deterioration of the orthostatic strategies mainly in the sensory and motor systems.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Older adult]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[functional abilities]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[physical capacity balance]]></kwd>
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