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Functional capacity and levels of physical activity in aging: a 3-year follow-up

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dc.contributor.authorTomás, Maria Teresa
dc.contributor.authorGalán-Mercant, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez Carnero, Elvis
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Beatriz
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-11T16:08:55Z
dc.date.available2018-01-11T16:08:55Z
dc.date.issued2018-01
dc.descriptionEste trabalho foi financiado pelo Concurso Anual para Projetos de Investigação, Desenvolvimento, Inovação e Criação Artística (IDI&CA) 2016 do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. Código de referência: IPL/2016/SFQ2017_ESTeSLpt_PT
dc.description.abstractOver the last decades, the world elderly population has increased exponentially and this tendency will continue during the coming years; from 2000 to 2050, people over 60 will double and those over 80 will quadruple. Loss of independence occurs as people age due to mobility restrictions, frailty, and decreased functional fitness and cognitive abilities. Evidence has shown that appropriate programs and policies contribute to keep older adults healthy and independent over time. The purpose of this chapter is to report the results of our 3-year follow-up study designed to characterize functional physical fitness in a sample of Portuguese community-dwelling older adults to propose a set of functional parameters that decline the most. We studied a group of 43 elderly people, aged 60 and over. Variables assessed on the participants were anthropometric measurements, functional capacity with the Senior Fitness Test battery (muscle strength, aerobic endurance, flexibility, agility, and dynamic balance), handgrip strength, levels of physical activity, and balance. Three years after the first assessment, a second assessment of the same variables was conducted. We analyzed what were the variables that, for this group, were related to a healthier aging and the relation with different physical activity levels. Our study showed that the distance covered in 6-min walk test and handgrip strength seem to explain a great amount of variability on functional variables that have changed on this period (68% of balance, lower and upper functional strength, respectively) and the active participants showed fewer decrements with aging in anthropometric and functional variables than those inactive or insufficiently active (p < 0.05). Greater importance should be given to prescription of exercise targeting older adults and, specifically, walking and manual activities should be given more attention as components of a community exercise program.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationTomás MT, Galán-Mercant A, Alvarez Carnero E, Fernandes B. Functional capacity and levels of physical activity in aging: a 3-year follow-up. Front Med. 2018;4:244.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmed.2017.00244pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7897
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediapt_PT
dc.relationIPL/2016/SFQ2017_ESTeSLpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2017.00244/fullpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPredictors of disabilitypt_PT
dc.subjectFunctional capacitypt_PT
dc.subjectRehabilitationpt_PT
dc.subjectPhysical activity levelspt_PT
dc.subjectAgingpt_PT
dc.subjectHandgrippt_PT
dc.subject6-Minutes Walk Testpt_PT
dc.subjectIPL/2016/SFQ2017_ESTeSLpt_PT
dc.titleFunctional capacity and levels of physical activity in aging: a 3-year follow-uppt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage244pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Medicinept_PT
oaire.citation.volume4pt_PT
person.familyNameTomás
person.givenNameMaria Teresa
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person.identifier.ciencia-id3010-19D6-C7A5
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0491-8903
person.identifier.ridN-1940-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id36700434200
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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