Evaluation of balance, functionality and quality of life in institutionalized, community and household elderly in the city of Erechim

• Autor(a) principal: Mazon, Tatiana Cláudia
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Bohrer, Kátia Irene, Perez, Fabrízzio Martin Pelle, Malysz, Karine Angélica, Castro, Márcia Bairros de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/23412
• topic: Elderly; Balance; Functionality; Quality of life.; Anciano; Equilibrio; Funcionalidad; Calidad de vida.; Idosos; Equilíbrio; Funcionalidade; Qualidade de vida.

Objective: To assess and correlate balance, functionality and quality of life in institutionalized, community and domiciled elderly people in the city of Erechim. Methods: The following tests were applied: To assess cognitive status, the Mini Mental State Examination was used; to assess body balance, the Berg Balance Scale and the Timed up and go test were used; the Barthel Index used to assess functionality and to assess quality of life, the instrument used was the WHOQOL-BREF. Data analysis was collected through descriptive and inferential statistics and the data represented through graphs and tables with mean and percentage. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied, with p≤ 0.05 and the non-parametric Spearman correlation and Pearson correlation tests for the groups, considering p<0.05 as significant. Results: For the Berg Scale there was a statistically significant difference between groups 1, 2 and 3 when performing the ANOVA test. When applied to WHOQOL-BREF, there was a statistically significant difference for perceived quality of life. There was also a statistically significant difference for the psychological domain and for the environment domain. Conclusion: It can be concluded that an active and interactive life reflects on aging, promoting a better quality of life.