Effects of physical training and dual task on ptophobia and balance in the elderly
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Accidental Falls, Cognition, Fear, Exercise, AgedAbstract
Falls cause to the elderly several alterations in their biopsychosocial function, which may cause the appearance of ptophobia and decline in balance, thus requiring preventive programs that offer support to this population. Objective: This study compared the effect of the training protocols in relation to fear of falls and the balance of elderly. Methods: Thirty elderly people who met the inclusion and non-inclusion criteria were selected. They were randomly divided into three groups (physical training group, dual task and control group). The Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I) and the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) were used as instruments for data collection. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and t-Student test. Results: All participants were female, with an average age of 67.4 ± 6.69. There were no significant differences between the groups analyzed in both FES-I and BBS scores. Regarding the comparison between the intervention groups and the control group, differences were found only in the FES-I scores after the interventions, with p= 0.00. In the comparison between the groups, FES-I and BBS after the interventions obtained significant scores, both having p= 0.00 and effect size of 11.54 and 4.54, respectively. Conclusion: In the groups that had interventions, the fear of falls decreased in relation to the group that did not receive any intervention, and the balance improved with both interventions, thus demonstrating that physical exercise associated or not with cognitive activity is beneficial to the elderly.
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