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Arch. Health Sci. (Online) ; 26(1): 19-23, 28/08/2019.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1046041

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Introdução: A queda é um fenômeno indesejável para pessoa idosa (PI), pois, pode culminar em prejuízo funcional e aumento da mortalidade. O rastreamento do risco de cair da PI facilita a implementação de estratégias específicas de prevenção. Objetivo: Avaliar o risco, o medo de cair e as variáveis associadas ao medo de cair de PI atendidas por uma clínica escola de reabilitação (CER) na cidade de São Paulo, Brasil. Casuística e Método: Estudo transversal que compreendeu 40 PI (72,5% do gênero feminino; idade média 68±7,63 anos) atendidas na CER. A coleta de dados consistiu (i) na aquisição de dados demográficos e na avaliação (ii) do medo de cair (Escala de Avaliação da Autoeficácia de Quedas- FES-I); (iii) do risco de quedas (Timed Up and Go ­ TUG e Berg Balance Scale - BERG); (iv) da velocidade de marcha (Teste de Velocidade de Marcha de 6 Metros - 6mVelMar). O coeficiente de correlação de Spearman foi calculado para verificar associação entre a FES-I e as demais variáveis coletadas. Resultados: Trinta e cinco porcento dos participantes eram caidores e reportaram, em média, 2 quedas nos últimos 6 meses. A idade, TUG (mediana: 11 segundos; IQ: 9,00-13,75), BERG (mediana: 54 pontos; IQ: 48-55) e 6mVelMar (média: 1,20±0,39 m/s) apresentaram associação com a pontuação de FES-I (mediana: 23 pontos; IQ: 19,25­33,50; p < 0,001). A BERG foi a variável que apresentou associação moderada e negativa com a FES-I (coeficiente de correlação: -0,601; p < 0,001). As variáveis como sexo, ocorrência de quedas, número de quedas e polifarmácia não apresentaram associação com a pontuação da FES-I. Conclusão: A despeito do baixo risco de quedas, as PI apresentaram medo de cair. O medo de cair esteve associado à idade, ao equilíbrio, ao tempo de TUG e à velocidade de marcha.


Introduction: Fall is an undesirable phenomenon to elderly people (EP), because, may lead to functional impairment and increased mortality. The screening of risk of falls in EP facilitates the implementation of specific strategies of prevention.Objective: To verify the risk, the fear of fall and variables associated to the fear of fall in EP assisted in a university rehabilitation service located in São Paulo State, Brazil. Patients and Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study which enrolled 40 EP (72.5% females; mean age of 68±7.63 years old). The data collection comprised (i) demographic data and assessment of (ii) fear of fall (Falls Efficacy Scale-International ­ FES-I), (iii) risk of fall (Timed Up and Go ­ TUG and Berg Balance Scale - BERG), (iv) gait speed (6-meter gait speed). The Spearman correlation coefficient was calculated to verify association among FES-I and other variables collected. Results: Thirty-five percent of participants have reported frequent falls at a rate of at least 2 falls in the last six months. Variables such as age, TUG (median: 11 seconds; IQR: 9.00-13.75), BERG (median: 54 points; IQR: 48-55), and 6-meter gait speed (mean: 1.20±0.39 m/s) showed an association with FES-I (median:23 points; IQR: 19.25­33.50) (p < 0.001). BERG scale presented a moderate and negative association with FES-I (correlation coefficient: -0.601; p < 0.001). Variables as gender, polypharmacy, occurrence and number of falls were not associated with FES-I. Conclusion: Despite the low risk of fall, the EP reported fear of fall. The fear of fall was associated to age, balance, TUG and gait speed.


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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Accidental Falls/statistics & numerical data , Aged , Health Status Indicators , Postural Balance , Walking Speed
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J. bras. pneumol ; 44(3): 184-189, May-June 2018. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-954558

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ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether 24-h availability of physiotherapy services decreases ICU costs in comparison with the standard 12 h/day availability among patients admitted to the ICU for the first time. Methods: This was an observational prevalence study involving 815 patients ≥ 18 years of age who had been on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) for ≥ 24 h and were discharged from an ICU to a ward at a tertiary teaching hospital in Brazil. The patients were divided into two groups according to h/day availability of physiotherapy services in the ICU: 24 h (PT-24; n = 332); and 12 h (PT-12; n = 483). The data collected included the reasons for hospital and ICU admissions; Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score; IMV duration, ICU length of stay (ICU-LOS); and Omega score. Results: The severity of illness was similar in both groups. Round-the-clock availability of physiotherapy services was associated with shorter IMV durations and ICU-LOS, as well as with lower total, medical, and staff costs, in comparison with the standard 12 h/day availability. Conclusions: In the population studied, total costs and staff costs were lower in the PT-24 group than in the PT-12 group. The h/day availability of physiotherapy services was found to be a significant predictor of ICU costs.


RESUMO Objetivo: Determinar se a disponibilidade de serviços de fisioterapia 24 h/dia reduz os custos de UTI comparada à disponibilidade padrão de 12 h/dia entre pacientes admitidos pela primeira vez na UTI. Métodos: Estudo de prevalência observacional, envolvendo 815 pacientes ≥ 18 anos de idade que estavam em ventilação mecânica invasiva (VMI) por ≥ 24 h e que tiveram alta de uma UTI para uma enfermaria em um hospital universitário terciário no Brasil. Os pacientes foram divididos em dois grupos de acordo com a disponibilidade de serviços de fisioterapia na UTI em h/dia: 24 h (PT-24; n = 332); e 12 h (PT-12; n = 483). Os dados coletados incluíram os motivos das internações hospitalares e das admissões na UTI; a pontuação Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II); a duração da VMI; o tempo de permanência na UTI (TP-UTI); e o escore Ômega. Resultados: A gravidade da doença foi similar em ambos os grupos. A disponibilidade ininterrupta de serviços de fisioterapia foi associada a tempos menores de VMI e TP-UTI, bem como a menores custos (totais, médicos e com pessoal), comparada à disponibilidade padrão de 12 h/dia. Conclusões: Na população estudada, os custos totais e os custos com pessoal foram menores no grupo PT-24 do que no grupo PT-12. A disponibilidade em h/dia dos serviços de fisioterapia mostrou ser um preditor significativo dos custos de UTI.


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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Exercise Therapy/economics , Health Services Accessibility/economics , Intensive Care Units/economics , Respiration, Artificial/economics , Respiration, Artificial/statistics & numerical data , Time Factors , Severity of Illness Index , Brazil , Linear Models , Health Care Costs , Statistics, Nonparametric , APACHE , Exercise Therapy/statistics & numerical data , Health Services Accessibility/statistics & numerical data , Intensive Care Units/statistics & numerical data , Length of Stay/economics , Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data
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Br J Med Med Res ; 2015; 9(2): 1-10
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-180856

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Objective: Evaluate the functional status of critically ill patients after hospital discharge and assess the effect of age and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II on the questionnaire scores. Study Design: An observational longitudinal study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out between May 2010 and January 2011, at the Clinical Hospital of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Methodology: 147 patients, admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, ≥18 years old, underwent at least 24 hours of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (IMV), were eligible after hospital discharge for this study. The functional status was assessed by using the Barthel Index, Katz Index and Health Assessment Questionnaire – Disability Index (HAQ-DI), at one, three, and six months after hospital discharge. Results: Out of 147 eligible patients, 75 and 68 responded to the initial and final evaluations, respectively. Functional status improved significantly over time in all questionnaires. The analysis with two factors (age and severity of illness) in each of the three evaluations revealed significant interaction for Katz Index in the third evaluation (p=.001), and no interaction for the Barthel Index and HAQ-DI in each of the three evaluations. Conclusion: The functional status of critically ill patients after hospital discharge was not related to age or severity of illness or length of stay in IMV, ICU or hospital. When divided into groups of age and severity of illness, patients with less severe illness presented a higher Katz score if they were older. Yet older patients tended to present higher Katz score with more severe illness.

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Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol ; 17(2): 235-242, 2014. tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-718374

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OBJETIVO: Verificar a associação entre a capacidade de executar as atividades instrumentais de vida diária (AIVDs) e a força de preensão palmar em idosos sem comprometimento cognitivo internados em enfermaria geriátrica. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal. Foram incluídos pacientes idosos, com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos, de ambos os gêneros, admitidos em enfermaria de Geriatria. Foram excluídos indivíduos com doenças neurológicas, osteomusculares agudas e respiratórias exacerbadas; com indicação médica de repouso ou com uso de algum aparato clínico, bem como aqueles com déficits cognitivos e/ou delirium. Os dados foram coletados do prontuário e foi realizada a avaliação da capacidade de realizar atividades instrumentais de vida diária, por meio da Escala de Lawton, e a avaliação da força de preensão palmar, por meio da dinamometria do membro superior dominante. Os dados foram descritos em média e desvio- padrão. O teste de correlação de Pearson foi aplicado para verificar associação entre a capacidade de realizar AIVDs e a força de preensão palmar. RESULTADOS: Participaram do estudo 12 idosos (75% mulheres) com idade média de 80,67±6,35 anos. As médias da força de preensão palmar e pontuação total da Escala de Lawton foram 11,96±6,71 quilogramas-força (kgf) e 22,58±1,67 pontos, respectivamente. Verificou-se associação moderada e positiva entre a força de preensão palmar e a pontuação na Escala de Lawton (r=0,640; p=0,025). CONCLUSÃO: A capacidade de realizar AIVDs e a força de preensão palmar apresentaram associação na amostra estudada. .


OBJECTIVE: To verify the association between the ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and handgrip strength in hospitalized geriatric patients without cognitive impairment. METHODS: Cross-sectional study. Elderly patients aged over 60 years of both genders admitted to geriatric patients ward were included. On the other hand, elderly with neurological, musculoskeletal and respiratory acute exacerbated diseases; individuals with medical indication of rest or use of clinical apparatus, cognitive impairment and/or delirium were excluded. Data were collected from medical records. The ability to perform IADL was assessed by Lawton Scale and the handgrip strength was measured using handheld dynamometry on the dominant upper limb. A descriptive analysis with mean and standard deviation was carried out. The Pearson correlation test was applied to verify association between the total score of Lawton Scale and handgrip strength. RESULTS: The study included 12 patients (75% women) whose mean age were 80.67±6.35 years. The mean of handgrip strength and total Lawton Scale score were 11.96±6.71 Kgf and 22.58±1.67 points, respectively. A moderate positive association between handgrip strength and Lawton Scale score (r=0.640; p=0.025) was found. CONCLUSION: The handgrip strength and IADLs were associated in this study population. .

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