Body image, self-esteem, perception, balance and grip strength of elderly women after Water Pilates

CORRELATION BETWEEN POSTURAL BALANCE AND HANDGRIP STRENGTH IN ELDERLY WOMEN AFTER PILATES IN WATER

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2021.44.11748

Keywords:

Body Image, Self Concept, Aging, Postural Balance, Hand Strength, Aged

Abstract

This study aims to investigate whether there is an association between body image, self-esteem, perception of aging, postural balance and handgrip strength in elderly women after practicing Pilates in Water. Descriptive, quasi-experimental study, with a sample composed of sedentary elderly women with preserved cognitive and functional independence. The instruments Body Appreciation Scale (BAS), Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, Aging Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ), TUG (Timed up and go) and the manual dynamometer were used. The PA protocol was divided into warm-up, strengthening in general and stretching. Statistical analysis was performed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and Spearman's correlation test, and the intensity was classified by Malina's criterion. 33 elderly women (71.5 ± 5.48 years old), overweight (27.02 ± 4.42) and good body image, self-esteem and perception of aging participated in this study. They also had a low risk of falls and low handgrip strength. The elderly women presented, after the Pilates in Water exercises protocol, a moderate association between body image and perception about aging with regard to positive beliefs about how to deal with aging. Still, a high association was observed between postural balance and handgrip strength. It is concluded that these data are important because means must be directed to provide healthy aging and quality of life for the elderly.

Author Biographies

Deise Iop Tavares, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Mestra em Gerontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Gessica Bordin Viera Schlemmer, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutoranda em Educação em Ciências: Química da Vida e Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Tamires Daros dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Doutoranda em Distúrbios da Comunicação Humana, UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Aline dos Santos Machado, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Mestra em Gerontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Janine Barbosa da Silva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Mestranda em Gerontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Melissa Medeiros Braz, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Docente do Curso de Fisioterapia e do Mestrado em Gerontologia, UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. 

Alecsandra Pinheiro Vendrusculo, Universidade Franciscana

Docente do curso de Fisioterapia, Universidade Franciscana (UFN), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Published

2022-02-18

How to Cite

Iop Tavares, D., Bordin Viera Schlemmer, G., Daros dos Santos, T., dos Santos Machado, A., Barbosa da Silva, J., Medeiros Braz, M., & Pinheiro Vendrusculo, A. (2022). Body image, self-esteem, perception, balance and grip strength of elderly women after Water Pilates: CORRELATION BETWEEN POSTURAL BALANCE AND HANDGRIP STRENGTH IN ELDERLY WOMEN AFTER PILATES IN WATER. Context and Health Journal, 21(44), 171–182. https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2021.44.11748

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Fisioterapia & Saúde