Effects of Aquatic Physiotherapy on the function, quality of life and risk of falls in the elderly in Curitiba

INTERVENTION: Hydrotherapy Other The intervention was performed at the Physical Activities Center for the Elderly ‐ Pardinho Ombudsman. A total of 120 elderly subjects were randomly assigned, 60 of whom were elderly for the aquatic intervention and the other 60 elderly for the control group. The local swimming pool has a circular format with depth of 1.35 m, with the water temperature controlled at 29º C, lasting 4 months, 2 times a week, at previously scheduled times, with 45 minutes of exercises, consisting of 5 minutes warm up with basic water exercises, followed by 35 minutes of stretching, strengthening, balance, coordination and mobility exercises (varying shifts). Finally, 5 minutes of muscle relaxation and relaxation were performed. In this way the elderly performed exercises aiming at the gain of range of motion, muscular strength and flexibility, as well as the improvement of the cardiorespiratory capacity. CONDITION: Accidental Falls Accidents by Falls; Postural Balance ; Accidental Falls ; Postural Balance Postural Balance PRIMARY OUTCOME: The personal and sociodemographic characteristics of the elderly were evaluated by means of absolute and relative frequency, separated by group. The majority of GFA elderly were female (91.7%), age between 60 and 65 years (33.4%), normal weight (40%), married or widowed (41.7%), low level (58.3%), who took up to 4 medications (81.7%), which fell in the last year (60%), retired or pensioner (68.3%), low economic class (58.3%) %) and with a negative health perception (85%). In CG, the majority of the elderly were female (61.7%), aged between 60 and 65 years (31.6%), overweight (40%), married (66.7%), (58.3%), retired or pensioner (58.4%), low economic class (50%), who took up to 4 medications (91.6%), which fell in the last year (75%) and with a perception of positive health (88.3%). SECONDARY OUTCOME: The data on the perception of risk of falls among the elderly and the indicators show that the mean perception of the risk of success among non‐users (n = 81) was 22.41 ± 2.11 points, (n = 39) was 18.28 ± 2.49 points, leading to the difference between the variables (p> 0.05). The participants of the study were 32.5% who had an experience of the previous year over the course of 12 months, most of which were left (79.5%) and had as a consequence (89%) . 7%). Data analysis showed a direct relationship between the probability of risks with sex (r = 0.215, p = 0.009), age (r = ‐0.357, p = 0.044), episodes of falls (r = ‐0.407) . , p> 0.001) and the number of falls (r = ‐0.433, p> 0.001) ; In the analysis of the intragroup data it was possible to observe that the GFA with the average advance in all the useful testicles (p> 0.001), was no longer of the GC without worsening (49.30 vs. 47.52, p> 0.001) (14.53 vs. 13.28, p = 0.049) and increased pain (6.63 vs. 7.93, p = 0.001). In the intergroup comparison, it was possible to observe what GFA presents in relation to a better performance (50.17 vs. 47.52). , 95 vs. 10,25), with higher parity of votes (‐6.60 vs. ‐6.53) and pain (5.75 vs. 7.93) when compared to CG. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Elderly aged 60 years or over; being on the waiting list for hydrotherapy at the Pardinho Ombudsman's Physical Activity Center