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Estudo Longitudinal EpiFloripa Idoso – Rotinas de organização e protocolos refe...
Confortin,Susana Cararo; Schneider,Ione Jayce Ceola; Danielewicz,Ana Lúcia; Fassula,Angélica Scherlowski; Souza,Bianca Bittencourt deResumo Introdução Exames complementares podem contribuir para a compreensão da etiologia de agravos à saúde de idosos. Objetivo Descrever os aspectos operacionais e protocolos referentes à coleta, análise e armazenamento de material biológico, exames de imagem e capacidade físico-funcional. Método Estudo longitudinal, de base populacional, com 604 idosos (≥ 60 anos) do estudo EpiFloripa Idoso, em 2014. Foram co...
Effect of physical exercise program on the balance and risk of falls of institu...
Tomicki,Camila; Zanini,Sheila Cristina Cecagno; Cecchin,Luana; Benedetti,Tania Rosane Bertoldo; Portella,Marilene Rodrigues; Leguisamo,Camila PereiraAbstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of an exercise program on the postural balance and risk of falls of institutionalized elderly persons. A randomized controlled trial was performed. The study was conducted in two long-stay philanthropic care facilities for the elderly in a city in the north of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Participants were divided into control (G1) and intervention ...