Quantitative and qualitative assessment of body balance in active elderly women and their relation to health in general.

ola Kala shared this article with you from Inoreader Quantitative and qualitative assessment of body balance in active elderly women and their relation to health in general. Μέσω pubmed: vertigo treatment Related Articles Quantitative and qualitative assessment of body balance in active elderly women and their relation to health in general. Codas. 2020;32(6):e20180246 Authors: Silva KCVD, Pimentel BN, Santos Filha VAVD Abstract PURPOSE: to analyze the postural balance of independent elderly women and their relation with aspects of health, ages and quality of life. METHODS: a total of 44 independent elderly women, classified according to the scales: Index of Independence in Daily Life Activities (DLA) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Life (IADL), aged 70.5 years (+6.64), submitted to the Foam-Laser Dynamic Posturography were used to evaluate the vestibular, proprioceptive and visual functions; the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) questionnaire on subjects with dizziness and the WHOQOL-Bref quality of life questionnaire. RESULTS: the tests showed a significant difference between the changes in the posturographic evaluation and health aspects such as dizziness complaint (p = 0.02), metabolic diseases (p = 0.04), cardiovascular diseases (p = 0.02) and with the use of continuous medication (p = 0.03), self-reported. The older women presented lower scores in the functional domain of the DHI (p=0.02), showing a lower handicap in activities of daily living and the longer the quality of life in the WHOQOL-Bref psychological domain (p=0.04). CONCLUSION: the presence of dizziness and systemic diseases had a negative impact on postural balance and on the quality of life of the elderly women. PMID: 33206770 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.