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Fatores clínicos, funcionais e inflamatórios associados à fadiga muscular e à fadiga autopercebida em idosas da comunidade
- Source :
- Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy v.15 n.3 2011, Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia (ABRAPG-FT), instacron:ABRAPG-FT
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- FapUNIFESP (SciELO), 2011.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a common and nonspecific symptom associated with chronic health problems in the elderly. The modifications and adaptations of the aging process associated with complex and multidimensional nature of fatigue favors the interaction of multiple factors in the genesis of this phenomenon. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association of clinical, functional and inflammatory factors with muscle fatigue and self perceived fatigue in elderly women. METHODS: Participated in the study one hundred and thirty five community elderly women, all sedentary, with a mean age of 71.2±4.57. A structured questionnaire and functional testing were used to evaluate clinical and functional characteristics. Plasma concentrations of inflammatory mediators (IL-6 and sTNFR1) were measured by ELISA method. Muscle fatigue was measured by isokinetic dynamometer and self-perceived fatigue was measured by a visual analog scale. Statistical analysis was performed by multiple linear regression and Spearman correlation coefficient with statistical significance of 5%. RESULTS: The regression models showed that the variables age, body mass index, physical activity level, functional capacity and peak torque were associated with muscle fatigue (R2=0.216, p
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
envelhecimento
Muscle fatigue
Cross-sectional study
Visual analogue scale
business.industry
Rehabilitation
Functional testing
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
fadiga muscular
Physical activity level
fadiga autopercebida
idosos
Statistical significance
Physical therapy
Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
business
Body mass index
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14133555
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....035cc1f74d53cfa933dac01d947a23fd