Evaluation of Physical Capacity Balance in Older Adults

• Main Authors: Jorge Luis Abreus Mora (Author), Vivian Bárbara González Curbelo (Author), Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares (Author), Alexis Sebastián García Somodevilla (Author), Fernando Jesús del Sol Santiago (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de las Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2221-2434
• Keywords: marcha; posición de pie; anciano; Internal medicine; RC31-1245; Special situations and conditions; RC952-1245
• Source: Revista Finlay, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 127-137 (2019)

<strong>Foundation:</strong> 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. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine the relationships between some indicators of the Fullerton advanced equilibrium scale test and age in older adults. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> 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.<br /> <strong>Results:</strong> 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 %). <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> 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.