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Tipo de Documento: Artigo
Título : Quality of life and gait in elderly group
Autor : Taguchi, Carlos Kazuo
Teixeira, Jacqueline Pitanga
Alves, Lucas Vieira
Oliveira, Priscila Feliciano
Raposo, Oscar Felipe Falcão
Fecha de publicación : 2016
Resumen: Introduction: The process of aging could lead to seniors being more prone to falls, which affects their quality of life. Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between quality of life and gait in the elderly. Methods: We used World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief (WHOQOL-Brief) Brazilian version and the Dynamic Gait Index to assess fifty-six volunteers from the northeast of Brazil. Ages ranged from 60 to 85 years. Results: The Dynamic Gait Index, which indicates the probability of falls, resulted in 36.3% of the sample presenting abnormal results. There was correlation between domain 2 (psychological) and domain 4 (environment) with domain 1(Physical) and domain 3 (Social); a negative correlation between age and Domain 2; correlation between Question 1 (How would you rate your quality of life?) and domains 1, 2, and 4 and no correlation between questions 1 and 2 (How satisfied are you with your health?). Question 2 was correlated with all of the domains. There was negative association between question 1 and falls, and a slight correlation between the Dynamic Gait Index scores and Question 1. Conclusion: The self-perception of the study group about their quality of life was either good or very good, even though a considerable percentage of individuals had suffered falls or reported gait disturbances.
Palabras clave : Aged
Gait
Postural balance
Accidental falls
ISSN : 1809-4864
Es parte de: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Idioma : eng
Institución / Editorial : Fundação Otorrinolaringologia (FORL)
Citación : TAGUCHI, C. K. et al. Quality of life and gait in elderly group. International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, São Paulo, v. 20, n. 3, p. 235–240, 2016. Disponível em: https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0035-1570313. Acesso em: 23 jul. 2026.
License: Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0)
Identificador: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1570313
URI : https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/25643
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