To compare the effectiveness of Kinect Adventures games versus conventional physiotherapy to improve postural control (PC), gait, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cognition elderly. In addition, we evaluated safety, acceptability, adherence interventions.The study was a randomized clinical trial in which 46 elderly individuals were selected, mean age 69.3 (5.34) years. Participants allocated Training Group (KATG) or Conventional Physical Therapy (CPTG), 23 each group. both groups participated...

In any given year, 28% to 35% of older adults experience falls. nursing home environments, the annual rate falls increases 30% 50%. Our objective was verify and compare reliability, validity, ability identify Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest), Mini-BESTest, Brief-BESTest for who live in homes.This a cross-sectional study. Older (n = 49; aged 62-90 years; mean 77.8; standard deviation 7.2) were recruited from nonprofit home. All participants assessed by 2...

The World Health Organization has recommended social isolation to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. Thus, feelings loneliness, sedentary behavior, and predisposition falls have been reported more often due adoption isolation, especially for older adults. objective this study was compare adults' occurrence before during pandemic as well analyze association loneliness with lifestyle in adults.Retrospective analytical conducted through an online survey adults from Brazilian states approved...

Frailty can be defined as a medical syndrome with multiple causes and contributors, characterized by diminished strength endurance reduced physiological function that increases the vulnerability to develop functional dependency and/or death. Studies have shown most commonly studied exercise protocol for frail older adults is multimodal training. Interactive video games (IVGs) involve tasks in virtual environments combine physical cognitive demands an attractive challenging way. The aim of...

Purpose To explore the evidence of internal structure validity Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire in older adults with low back pain.Methods This was a cross-sectional study psychometric testing involving 528 pain. Internal explored by exploratory factor analysis and semi-confirmatory analysis. Reliability verified using Kuder-Richardson Formula 20, Cronbach’s alpha, McDonald’s omega. Replicability observed generalized H index.Results displayed two factors that assess “functional...

OBJETIVO: Verificar a associação entre capacidade de executar as atividades instrumentais vida diária (AIVDs) e força preensão palmar em idosos sem comprometimento cognitivo internados enfermaria geriátrica. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal. Foram incluídos pacientes idosos, com idade igual ou superior 60 anos, ambos os gêneros, admitidos Geriatria. excluídos indivíduos doenças neurológicas, osteomusculares agudas respiratórias exacerbadas; indicação médica repouso uso algum aparato clínico, bem...

Objectives: To analyse the balance control of individuals with leprosy compared to healthy individuals. Methods: Leprosy patients and controls were recruited through Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil. During data collection process, stood on a force plate (Pro Balance Master 8.1.0, Neurocom®, Inc, Oregon, USA) received verbal instructions remain motionless, arms at their sides feet positioned in standard location plate, while movement subjects Centre Pressure (COP) was recorded. Results:...

Spatial orientation is a cognitive domain frequently compromised in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and may be one of its first clinical manifestations. Some studies have shown that allocentric integration egocentric spatial information seems to impaired this pathology. There no consensus on how best assess traditional tests lack ecological validity, but, recently, virtual reality (VR) has provided new opportunities for assessment.To analyze the applicability stability an immersive task...

Abstract Introduction: Falls are an important adverse event among older adults. The St. Thomas’s Risk Assessment Tool in Older Adults (STRATIFY) is a tool to assess the risk of falls; however, it not translated and adapted Portuguese. Objective: To translate perform cross-cultural adaptation STRATIFY Brazilian Portuguese, as well test reliability validity instrument. Method: process was carried out six stages: A) T1 T2 translations; B) synthesis translations (T12); C) T12 back (RT1 RT2); D)...

Objectives: To verify the ability of Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest), Mini-BESTest, Brief-BESTest and Berg Scale (BBS) to identify institutionalized elderly falling. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study. Institutionalized (n=39; aged 62–90 years; mean=78.26 [7.3] years) were recruited from philanthropic nursing home Sao Paulo City (Brazil). All participants tested with BESTest, Brief-BESTest, BBS history falls year ago was collected by medical records. For analysis, status...

Objective: To analyze the effect of Kinect Adventures games on cognition and quality life community dwelling elderly people. Method: This is randomized clinical trial. 36 elderlies were selected with mean age 69.68 (5.60) into control group (CG) experimental (GE), 18 in each group. The subjects underwent 14 training sessions one hour, twice a week. CG composed by warming up, balance training, aerobic exercises, muscular strengthening cool-down. EG played four games. Participants assessed...

Background: Multimodal training may induce positive effects in different physical domains. Compared to unimodal training, multimodal allows similar effect sizes at lower overall volumes. Studies are needed investigate the potential value of with systematic especially compared other exercise-based interventions. This study aimed compare a an outdoor walking program, on postural control, muscle strength, and flexibility community-dwelling older adults. Methods: is pragmatic controlled clinical...

Objective: To investigate the effects of motor-cognitive training on individuals with Parkinson disease (PD) compared community dwelling elderly. Method: This is a randomized clinical trial, in which participated five elderly people [mean age 68.3 (2.03) years] and patients idiopathic PD 67.7 (2.1) years, stages 1–3 Hoehn Yahr scale]. Participants underwent 14 sessions one hour duration each one, twice week. Training was conducted groups maximum elderlies. The program included challenging...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of division attention on mobility performance frail elderly. Methods: It is a cross-sectional study. We assessed 30 elderlies, 15 diagnosed with Frail syndrome according to Fried criteria, mean age 82.6 (5.6) years, and robust 70.4 (5.2) years. Patients were included if they did not present any neurological or orthopedic disease that impossibilities capacity maintain independent orthostatic position signed consent term. Mobility was in single dual task...

Objective: To evaluate if patients with Parkinson s disease and elderly people can improve on their postural control (PC) cognition after virtual reality training. Methods: Sample size was composed by ten subjects, 5 idiopathic PD (PDG) [68.2 ± 6.01 years; Hoehn & Yahr scale = 1:2 subject; 1.5:2 subject 3:1 subject], elders subjects (ESG) 6.3 years]. Fourteen sessions of Kinect Adventures games were carried out [1 hour, 2x/week for 7 weeks, during period dopaminergic replacement]. PC...

Spatial orientation is defined as the ability to find one's way around an environment, follow familiar routes, recognize places, and learn new routes. disorientation one of early symptoms Alzheimer's disease (AD), traditional cognitive evaluation lacks ecological validity. Therefore, assessment methods are needed for identification this impairment.This study aimed compare applicability stability immersive virtual reality (VR) system developed assess route learning between older adults with...