Efeito do exercício físico na capacidade funcional de idosos acima de 75 anos

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of exercise on functional capacity of older adults over 75 years living in the community. We performed a systematic review in databases MEDLINE, PEDro, LILACS and Sciello and were analyzed studies published up to August 2010. We excluded studies conducted in hospitalized or institutionalized elderly or those involving individuals with specific diseases. We found 218 articles in MEDLINE, of which only three met all criteria for inclusion and exclusion, in the PEDro, there were a total of 138 articles, of which only five were selected and one of them had already been selected by MEDLINE. We found no article in other databases searched. There was great variability in the type of intervention used and the outcomes of functional analysis. The data indicated a total of nine different types of interventions. Few studies investigated the effects of physical activity on functional capacity in older people in older age with good methodological quality. Thus, it was difficult to establish consensus or conclusions on the effectiveness of proposed therapies.