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Functional assessment in elderly: a methodological proposal
- Source :
- Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, Vol 15, Iss 6, Pp 745-753 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2013.
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Abstract
- This study aimed to verify whether changes in performance in the countermovement jump test (CMJ) are associated with the improvements observed in the functional capacity tests. Methods: Functional capacity was measured with the 1RM, the 30 seconds chair-standing and the 8 foot up and go tests, after six weeks of strength training. The voluntary sample was comprised of 59 healthy untrained elderly women, who were randomly divided into experimental (EG = 42) and control groups (CG = 17). The EG showed a statistically significant increase in the CMJ (22.5%), 1RM (21.5%), 30 seconds chair-standing (22.8%) and 8 foot up and go (24%) results. The increases observed in the CMJ test showed a very high significant association (p
Details
- Language :
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 19800037 and 14158426
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.968438e8f0764e7884abdbfdc6411fff
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2013v15n6p745