出版社：Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要：Introduction: The aging process brings natural losses to the elderly, which can lead to deficits in functional autonomy, which can be minimized with regular physical exercise. Objective: To evaluate the effects of 18 weeks of a multimodal training program in elderly women with reduced functional autonomy. Materials and methods: Refers to a longitudinal study, of a quantitative nature, with a sample composed of 12 elderly women. The multimodal training lasted 18 weeks with 3 weekly sessions. The functional autonomy of the elderly was assessed through the functional assessment protocol of the Latin American Development Group for Maturity (GDLAM), consisting of the following tests: walking 10 meters (C10m); getting up from a sitting position (LPS); getting up from the prone position (LPDV); get up from the chair and move around the house (LCLC). The general index of the GDLAM (GI) was calculated. For data analysis, normality was verified (Kolmogorov-Smirnov), and Student's T test was used, considering a significance level of p<0.05. Results: An improvement in functional autonomy of 23.1±18.0% was observed from the initial assessment of the IG (41.05±6.66s) to the post-intervention IG (30.81±4.94s) (p< 0.001). In the individual comparison of tests, significant improvements were observed in the C10m (p<0.001), LPS (p=0.009) and LCLC (p=0.004) tests, with no improvement being found only in the LPDV test (p=0.06). Discussion: These findings may provide greater autonomy to perform activities of daily living. Conclusion: The proposed training was able to improve the functional autonomy of the elderly surveyed, although it was not able to improve the performance of the LPDV test.
关键词：Functional capacity;Activities of daily living;Physical exercise.
