Quality of life evaluation in elderly people submitted to Aquatic Physical Therapy
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https://doi.org/10.4181/RNC.2006.14.182Keywords:
Quality of Life, Elderly, Aging, Physical TherapyAbstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate quality of life in elderly people before and after aquatic phisioterapy program. Methods: It had been utilized a sample of 20 elderly people, between 65 and 80 years old for 12 weeks (24 sessions) of treatment. This study had been realized at clinical school of .Universidade Metodista de São Paulo.. Those elderly people were submitted to a aquatic phisioterapy program. They answered a specific questionnaire for evaluation of quality of life - WHOQOL - Bref. Results: It could be observed a clinical improvement in quality of life of those patients, and a significant statiscally improvement in the psychological domain. Conclusion: It was possible to conclude that the aquatic physioterapy program can bring benefits to health, improving quality of life to the elderly people.
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