scholarly journals Factors that affect the quality of life of community-dwelling elderly women with musculoskeletal disorders

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 3429-3431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiichi Takemasa ◽  
Ryoma Nakagoshi ◽  
Masayuki Uesugi ◽  
Yuri Inoue ◽  
Makoto Gotou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Community Dwelling

scholarly journals Effects of a physical therapy program on quality of life among community-dwelling elderly women: randomized-controlled trial

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Chaves Aveiro ◽  
Patricia Driusso ◽  
Julia Gianjoppe dos Santos ◽  
Viviane Dassi Kiyoto ◽  
Jorge Oishi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Exercise Group ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Reliable Change ◽  
Therapy Program ◽  
Physical Therapy Program

INTRODUCTION: Health promotion policies for encouraging elderly to remain active, independent and, effectively have a positive effect on their quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To verify the effects of a low-intensity group-based physical therapy program on quality of life among community-dwelling elderly women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was carried out a randomized controlled trial. Seventeen women (67.8 ± 4.9 years old) that completed 12-week training program and 10 women (68.9 ± 5.7 years old) that were included in control group answered the abbreviated version for World Health Organization Quality of life Questionnaire - WHOQOL-bref at baseline and after 12 weeks. Exercise group performed stretching, resistance and balance training. Intragroup and intergroup analysis was made using Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney U tests, respectively. The level of significance used for all comparisons was 5%. Furthermore, it was determined the Reliable Change Index (RCI) as part of JT Method. RESULTS: Exercise group presented a significant improvement for Psychological domain (p = 0.047) after 12-week physical therapy program. Otherwise, control group presented a significant worsening for overall (p = 0.01), physical (p = 0.01) and psychological (p = 0.008) domains. Exercise group presented two participants with positive reliable change (PRC) for social domain, two participants with PRC for Environment domain. Overall and Physical domain presented three participants with PRC. Psychological domain presented four participants with PRC and one with negative reliable change. CONCLUSION: A low-intensity group-based physical therapy program may contribute in order to maintain quality of life and improve some psychological aspects among community-dwelling elderly women.

Differences in lifestyle, physical performance and quality of life between frail and robust Brazilian community-dwelling elderly women

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 829-835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila Yukari Sewo Sampaio ◽  
Ricardo Aurélio Carvalho Sampaio ◽  
Hélio José Coelho Júnior ◽  
Luis Felipe M Teixeira ◽  
Vitor D Tessutti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Community Dwelling

scholarly journals Influence of resistance training in quality of life, body composition, and physical performance of community-dwelling elderly women

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Iransé Oliveira-Silva ◽  
Helton Ramos Gonçalves ◽  
Patrícia Espíndola Mota Venâncio ◽  
Grassyara Pinho Tolentino ◽  
William Alves Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Before And After

Background Aging is an irreversible process by which all living humans will pass, and the percentage of older population growth significantly in the last decades. There are an increasing evidence showing that independently older people, with autonomy and physical capacity, has better quality of life in comparison with others without self-sufficiency. Objective: Verify the changes on Quality-of-Life (QoL), body composition and physical performance (PF) of elderly women submitted to resistance training (RT). Methods: 16 elderly women participated in the study, that consisted in 12 weeks of Resistance training. The QoL with SF-36, the blood pressure (BP), hand-grip strength, anthropometry and physical performance to senior, was measured before and after of resistance training. Results: The main findings of this study were that the RT for 12 weeks are able to changes the self-perception of QoL of elderly women, simultaneously with decrease in percent of fat and increase in strength and PF. In addition, a maintenance of BP levels, flexibility and self-perception of pain and global health (QoL domains), were observed after this period. Conclusion: The study suggest that the 12 weeks of RT, twice a week, is able to ameliorate several physical fitness components and QoL domains, in community-dwelling elderly women.

Glittre ADL test in eutrophic, overweight and obese elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Augusto Baumhardt Guidoti ◽  
Ângelo Pereira Cattani ◽  
Cintia Laura De Araujo ◽  
Fernanda Beatriz Costa Delacoste ◽  
Guilherme Scotta Hentschke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Exercise Intolerance ◽  
World Health ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality

The Glittre ADL-test (TGlittre) has been designed and validated to measure functional capacity during daily living activities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but is now used in several other situations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of TGlittre in a sample of overweight and obese eutrophic elderly. This was an experimental and cross-sectional study, which included 21 elderly women, allocated by BMI, in eutrophic (n = 8), overweight (n = 6) and obese (n = 7) groups. They were assessed for functional capacity (TGlittre and 6MWT), quality of life (QOL) with the questionnaire World Health Organization Quality of Life for Older People (WHOQOL-OLD) and handgrip strength (HGS). TGlittre correlated with age (p = 0.0040) and with 6MWT (p = 0.0086), but no statistical difference was found in TGlittre's performance time and the distance covered in 6MWT between groups. TGlittre did not correlate with HGS (p = 0.1493) and WHOQOL-Old (p = 0.0905). The data obtained in the present study corroborate that TGlittre is used as a functional measurement variable in the elderly population.Keywords: aged, obesity, exercise intolerance.­­­

Evaluation of Cognitive Distortions and Quality of Life in Elderly Women with Marital Status

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-88
Author(s):  
Mojtaba Snsari Shahidi ◽  
Narges Zamani ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Cognitive Distortions ◽  
Elderly Women

scholarly journals Development and validation of a short version of the Sarcopenia Quality of Life questionnaire: the SF-SarQoL

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Geerinck ◽  
C. Beaudart ◽  
J.-Y. Reginster ◽  
M. Locquet ◽  
C. Monseur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reduction Process ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Two Phases

Abstract Purpose To facilitate the measurement of quality of life in sarcopenia, we set out to reduce the number of items in the previously validated Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL®) questionnaire, and to evaluate the clinimetric properties of this new short form. Methods The item reduction process was carried out in two phases. First, information was gathered through item-impact scores from older people (n = 1950), a Delphi method with sarcopenia experts, and previously published clinimetric data. In the second phase, this information was presented to an expert panel that decided which of the items to include in the short form. The newly created SFSarQoL was then administered to older, community-dwelling participants who previously participated in the SarcoPhAge study. We examined discriminative power, internal consistency, construct validity, test–retest reliability, structural validity and examined item parameters with a graded response model (IRT). Results The questionnaire was reduced from 55 to 14 items, a 75% reduction. A total of 214 older, community-dwelling people were recruited for the validation study. The clinimetric evaluation showed that the SF-SarQoL® can discriminate on sarcopenia status [EWGSOP2 criteria; 34.52 (18.59–43.45) vs. 42.86 (26.56–63.69); p = 0.043], is internally consistent (α = 0.915, ω = 0.917) and reliable [ICC = 0.912 (0.847–0.942)]. A unidimensional model was fitted (CFI = 0.978; TLI = 0.975; RMSEA = 0.108, 90% CI 0.094–0.123; SRMR = 0.055) with no misfitting items and good response category separation. Conclusions A new, 14-item, short form version of the Sarcopenia Quality of Life questionnaire has been developed and shows good clinimetric properties.

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