Objective: To assess the elderly’s perception of the effectiveness of physical therapy through psychomotor activities. Methods: This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, performed with 19 elderly individuals, regardless of gender, who attended regular psychomotor activities at Lar Torres de Melo, a philanthropic institution in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. Information was collected using a semi-structured interview in the period between February and May 2013. After transcription, reading and rereading of the interviews, the following thematic categories emerged: perceived benefits, feelings after the psychomotor activity, realizing the importance of physical therapy; and psychomotricity contribution to the emotional domain. Results...
According to demographic projections, the elderly population is growing strongly. This enables the a...
O envelhecimento é um processo progressivo, heterogêneo, dinâmico, multifatorial que implica em mod...
O envelhecimento populacional é, hoje, fenômeno mundial consequente a um crescimento mais elevado da...
Introduction: Because of aging, the human undertakes some physiological structures important for gai...
Introduction: Because of aging, the human undertakes some physiological structures important for gai...
Various authors have reported an association between regular physical activity and a healthy ageing ...
Resumo: Com o aumento da população idosa, o estudo de atividades que buscam proporcionar bem estar f...
Com o aumento da população idosa, o estudo de atividades que buscam proporcionar bem estar físico e ...
This present study aimed at identifying the conception of elderly people, who partake in a public gy...
Health is an essential factor for human development and one of the fields of action proposed in the ...
Different programs adapted to the elderly have been proposed in order to assist and promote healthy ...
There are several health-related problems that affect older adults, both physical such as degenerati...
OBJECTIVE: Identify the benefits of a geriatric physical therapy program in the promotion of health ...
O envelhecimento populacional é, hoje, fenômeno mundial consequente a um crescimento mais elevado da...
O envelhecimento populacional é, hoje, fenômeno mundial consequente a um crescimento mais elevado da...
According to demographic projections, the elderly population is growing strongly. This enables the a...
O envelhecimento é um processo progressivo, heterogêneo, dinâmico, multifatorial que implica em mod...
O envelhecimento populacional é, hoje, fenômeno mundial consequente a um crescimento mais elevado da...
Introduction: Because of aging, the human undertakes some physiological structures important for gai...
Introduction: Because of aging, the human undertakes some physiological structures important for gai...
Various authors have reported an association between regular physical activity and a healthy ageing ...
Resumo: Com o aumento da população idosa, o estudo de atividades que buscam proporcionar bem estar f...
Com o aumento da população idosa, o estudo de atividades que buscam proporcionar bem estar físico e ...
This present study aimed at identifying the conception of elderly people, who partake in a public gy...
Health is an essential factor for human development and one of the fields of action proposed in the ...
Different programs adapted to the elderly have been proposed in order to assist and promote healthy ...
There are several health-related problems that affect older adults, both physical such as degenerati...
OBJECTIVE: Identify the benefits of a geriatric physical therapy program in the promotion of health ...
O envelhecimento populacional é, hoje, fenômeno mundial consequente a um crescimento mais elevado da...
O envelhecimento populacional é, hoje, fenômeno mundial consequente a um crescimento mais elevado da...
According to demographic projections, the elderly population is growing strongly. This enables the a...
O envelhecimento é um processo progressivo, heterogêneo, dinâmico, multifatorial que implica em mod...
O envelhecimento populacional é, hoje, fenômeno mundial consequente a um crescimento mais elevado da...