AVALIAÇÃO DA FORÇA MUSCULAR DOS MEMBROS INFERIORES EM IDOSOS DO PROJETO UNIS SÊNIOR

Abstract

The changes due to the aging process puts at risk the quality of life of older people and limit their ability to perform with force the daily activities. The regular practice of physical activity is capable of predicting 19 to 29% of functional performance of elderly people in the community, presenting higher scores on balance, mobility and strength tests of limbs (LLS). In view of the influence of muscular function of the lower limbs in the functional performance of elderly people in the community, in the present study, the main objective is to evaluate the muscular strength of the lower limbs of elderly who participate in the project Unis Senior. It is a cross sectional observational study, participated in this study 62 elderly people. All the guests were submitted to an assessment socio demographic (age, sex, marital status, education, number of falls and practiced physical activities) and performed the test stand up and sit down the chair for 30 seconds. The 62 elders evaluated had a mean age of 68.22 years (SD ± 6.06). Most of the elderly were widowed with 45.16% (n=28). Regarding schooling, 45.16% (n=28) were years of schooling between 5-8 years of study. Most of the elderly reported having suffered at least one fall in the last year with 53.88 % (33). And with respect to the practice of physical activity was observed that 66.12% does not perform physical activity outside of the Senior Project Unis thus demonstrating the importance of the practice of physical activity, which is essential for older adults live independently.