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- Title
Condición física y riesgo de caídas en un grupo de personas mayores del servicio médico de una universidad pública.
- Authors
Samboni Martinez, Bryan; Atencio-Osorio, Miguel Alejandro; Carrillo Arango, Hugo Alejandro
- Abstract
The aim of this research is to describe the relationship between physical condition and the risk of falls in a group of elderly people from the medical service of a public university in the city of Cali, Colombia. This study included 32 older people (12 men and 20 women). They were assessed through the SPPB and Senior Fitness Test batteries. The processing and analysis of information were conducted using SPSS v.27 for Windows. The main findings revealed a prevalence of falls risk of 62.5% within the group, aerobic capacity above the 50th percentile in women, high values of strength in lower and upper limbs and prehensile strength for the entire group. Significant moderate correlations were also found between the total score of the SPPB and the strength in lower and upper limbs (r=0.57 p<0.001 and r=0.53 p<0.001) and between the total score of the SPPB and agility and balance (r=-0.44 p<0.05), balance and agility test, and balance (r=-0.43 p<0.05). In this study, values above the mean were found in most physical condition tests; however, these findings contrast with the latent presence of a risk of falls within this group,which suggests the need for structural modifications to the physical exercise program currently followed by older adults.
- Subjects
CALI (Colombia); EQUILIBRIUM testing; AEROBIC capacity; OLDER people; PHYSICAL training &; conditioning; MUNICIPAL services
- Publication
Retos: Nuevas Perspectivas de Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación, 2024, Vol 55, p461
- ISSN
1579-1726
- Publication type
Article