Artículo
Effects of the implementation of an intervention based on falls education programmes on an older adult population practising pilates–a pilot study
Autor/es | Campos Mesa, María del Carmen
Rosendo, Marta Morton, Kevin Castillo Andrés, Óscar del |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte |
Fecha de publicación | 2023-01-10 |
Fecha de depósito | 2023-05-18 |
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Resumen | Age brings consequent physical deterioration of body balance, strength, flexibility and
agility. It has been demonstrated that daily physical activity (PA), managed by professionals, is
fundamental to ageing with increased ... Age brings consequent physical deterioration of body balance, strength, flexibility and agility. It has been demonstrated that daily physical activity (PA), managed by professionals, is fundamental to ageing with increased quality and to reducing the number of falls, which are a consequence of factors highlighted above. This has been most evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study is to determine and analyse the effects of a multidisciplinary intervention based on the Safe Fall, Safe Schools, adapted utilitarian judo (JUA) and Pilates programmes in a population of older people. After an intervention of 60 min, 2 days a week for 12 weeks, the changes produced in variables such as quality of life, balance, lower body strength, flexibility and agility were analysed. A p-value ≤ 0.05 is accepted. The data show that the intervention can help to improve quality of life, especially two of its dimensions: pain (increases 12 points) and health transition (increases 13 points). It also helped to improve balance, lower body strength, flexibility and agility to a lesser extent. It is concluded that this type of intervention has positive effects for the sample in all the variables mentioned above. |
Cita | Campos Mesa, M.d.C., Rosendo, M., Morton, K. y Castillo Andrés, Ó.d. (2023). Effects of the implementation of an intervention based on falls education programmes on an older adult population practising pilates–a pilot study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (2), 1246. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021246. |
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