POSTURAL BALANCE AND FUNCTIONALITY IN DIABETIC OLDER PEOPLE AND NON DIABETIC: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Elderly; International Classification of Functionality; Disability and Health; Diabetes Mellitus; Postural Balance.
Background: The DM can make the elderly bearers more susceptible to imbalance and falls because it affects the sensory systems that influence non-postural balance, associated with the process of senescence that decreases the functional reserve of the elderly and a presence of other diseases that affect these individuals. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a Therapeutic Physical Exercise Program in improving body balance and the functionality of the elderly with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: A blind, parallel, randomized, controlled feasibility trial will be conducted with a sample of elderly diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus type 2, attended at the Geriatrics and Endocrinology outpatient clinics of the University Hospital Onofre Lopes (HUOL) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. The Elderly Both Groups will undergo a Previously Scheduled Assessment, performed by trained evaluators, conducted at the Advanced Nucleus of Research and Technological Innovation in Health (NAPS), Laboratory of Technological Innovations (LAIS) to do HUOL. This recording in three moments: previous parties of randomization (T1), post-therapy after randomization - T2 and follow (three months after term term for operation - T3). The data are analyzed using statistical software Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 23.0. Expected Results: Hope, specific exercise program for the elderly with associated DM 2 as guidelines, is effective in improving the body balance and in the functionality of these individuals.