Risk of falling, functional mobility and kinesiophobia in elderly people with vertigo

Risk of falling, functional mobility and kinesiophobia in elderly people with vertigo

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https://doi.org/10.22298/rfs.2023.v11.n1.7830

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Aged, Kinesiophobia, Vertigo

Abstract

Introduction: The aging process is a dynamic, progressive and individual process, which can lead to changes in the functioning of the body's senses, causing limitations in postural control and vertigo. Elderly people with vertigo are at high risk of falls, which may be associated with kinesiophobic behavior. Objective: To evaluate the risk of falling, functional mobility and kinesiophobia in elderly people with vertigo. Methodology: Nine elderly people diagnosed with vertigo were evaluated, one man and eight women, with an average age of 74.7 (±3.91) years. Kinesiophobia was assessed using the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK). The risk of falls and mobility were assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) and TUG with cognitive task (TUGcog). Data were analyzed using the statistical software R version 4.2.1. Results: The average points on the TSK was 35.3 points, indicating the presence of kinesiophobia in four elderly people (44.4%) and two of these were classified as falling risk according to the time of execution on the TUGcog. The average time to perform the TUGT was 7.12 (±0.98) seconds and the average time to perform the TUGcog was 9.08 (±1.42) seconds. The difference between the times for performing the two tests was statistically significant (p=0.003). No correlation was found between the times for carrying out the TUGT tests and the TSK. Conclusion: Elderly people with vertigo are not at risk of falling using TUGT and TUGcog and performed TUGcog significantly longer than TUGT. Furthermore, four elderly people presented kinesiophobia that was independent of the risk of falling.

Keywords: Aged. Kinesiophobia. Vertigo.

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Tamiris Beppler Martins, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Fisioterapeuta, Doutoranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Udesc), Laboratório de Postura e Equilíbrio (LAPEQ), Florianópolis - Santa Catarina.

Taís Beppler Martins, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Fisioterapeuta, Mestranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Udesc), Laboratório de Postura e Equilíbrio (LAPEQ), Florianópolis - Santa Catarina.

Yuri Sartorato Pauli Bianchi, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Fisioterapeuta, Mestrando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Udesc), Laboratório de Postura e Equilíbrio (LAPEQ), Florianópolis - Santa Catarina.

Tais Costella, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Fisioterapeuta, Mestre no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Udesc), Laboratório de Postura e Equilíbrio (LAPEQ), Florianópolis - Santa Catarina.

Maria Elisa Duarte França, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Fisioterapeuta, Doutoranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Udesc), Laboratório de Postura e Equilíbrio (LAPEQ), Florianópolis - Santa Catarina.

Gilmar Moraes Santos, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Fisioterapeuta, Coordenador do Laboratório de Postura e Equilíbrio (LAPEQ) da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Udesc), Florianópolis - Santa Catarina.

Published

2024-01-03

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BEPPLER MARTINS, T.; BEPPLER MARTINS, T.; SARTORATO PAULI BIANCHI, Y.; COSTELLA, T.; DUARTE FRANÇA, M. E.; MORAES SANTOS, G. Risk of falling, functional mobility and kinesiophobia in elderly people with vertigo : Risk of falling, functional mobility and kinesiophobia in elderly people with vertigo . FisiSenectus Journal, Chapecó, Brasil, v. 11, n. 1, p. 70–81, 2024. DOI: 10.22298/rfs.2023.v11.n1.7830. Disponível em: http://bell.unochapeco.edu.br/revistas/index.php/fisisenectus/article/view/7830. Acesso em: 26 nov. 2024.

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