Valoración del desempeño físico del adulto mayor con el short physical performance battery en el Centro del Adulto Mayor, EsSalud Lambayeque 2017.

Objetive: Tevaluating the older adult's physical performance using the Short Physical Performance Battery in the older adult center - EsSalud - 2017. Material and method: observational, descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective study, carried out in Chiclayo during the year 2017; the Short Physical Performance Battery instrument (SPPB) was used, through direct observation and the sociodemographic data were obtained through an interview, in a total of 177 older adults of the center of the elderly (CAM). The data analysis was descriptive with calculation of frequencies and percentages for qualitative variables, and Chi square, mean and standard deviation were used for quantitative variables. Informed consent was used. Results: 46,3% of older adults who attend the CAM, have a physical performance with a minimum degree of limitation (SPPB>10); and with respect to gender, men have a better physical performance, considered as good (SPPB>10) with minimal limitations (71,4%), compared to women who only 40,1% have minimal limitations. Conclusion: older adults of the CAM, has a good physical performance, which is a result of the good interaction between the speed of walking, the degree of balance and the strength in their lower limbs, which they possess. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]