Postural control and sway limits of elderly residents of homes for the aged: cross-sectional study
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Postural Balance; Aged; Homes for the Aged.Abstract
Introduction: Aging leads to a decline in control of posture, which can be due to the reduction of the sensorimotor system capabilities, which produces the appropriate actions and reactions to maintain equilibrium in the desired position. Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze postural control and stability limits of elderly people living in Long-Term Care Facilities. Methods: Participants were stratified by residence time and divided by age groups. For the assessment of postural control, almost static stabilometry with the acquisition of 95% of the elliptical area and the average speed of the center of pressure displacement was obtained on a force platform, with participants in bipedal standing position. Results: There was an inverse correlation between the time of institutionalization and Area Elliptical rs = -0.597 (p = 0.003). Statistically, significant differences between groups divided by time institutionalization 22.06 (± 10.9) and cm² (9.10 ± 3.9) Area cm² to elliptical and 1.99 (± 0.8) cm / s and 1, 32 (± 0.5) cm / s in the rearward speed of the center of pressure. Significant differences in the elliptical area of the subgroups divided residence time and age 25.50 (± 10.6) cm², 10.49 (± 3.5) cm², 7.71 (± 4.1) cm². A significant difference in all stabilometry parameters between fallers and non-fallers. Conclusion: Contrary to the assumptions in the literature that underpin this subject, these findings point to the need for new studies that seek to elucidate the mechanisms of these changes in postural control behavior.
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