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Submitted by Alison Vanceto (alison-vanceto@hotmail.com) on 2017-06-08T11:55:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DissFAAM.pdf: 2168613 bytes, checksum: c80ea0c2ce14ed6b12536e4420bd312e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ronildo Prado (ronisp@ufscar.br) on 2017-06-13T18:03:42Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DissFAAM.pdf: 2168613 bytes, checksum: c80ea0c2ce14ed6b12536e4420bd312e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ronildo Prado (ronisp@ufscar.br) on 2017-06-13T18:03:48Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DissFAAM.pdf: 2168613 bytes, checksum: c80ea0c2ce14ed6b12536e4420bd312e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-13T18:12:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissFAAM.pdf: 2168613 bytes, checksum: c80ea0c2ce14ed6b12536e4420bd312e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-23 / Outra / Background: Little is known about how the change in walking speed in longitudinal studies can predict the occurrence of falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Objetives: To identify if there are differences in the gait speed of Cognitively Preserved (CPr) elderly persons, elderly persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and with Alzheimer`s Disease (AD) in mild stage, in a 6-month period. To verify if the change in the gait speed (ΔGS= Final Gait speed – Initial Gait speed) predicts the occurrence of falls in elderly with MCI and AD in mild stage. Methods: 110 elderly people participated in the study. Out of these: 40 with CPr, 36 with MCI and 34 with AD in the mild stage. Initially the 10-meter walk test was applied and a fall schedule was given. A 6-month follow-up was carried out, by means of monthly telephone calls to the volunteers and the filling of a fall schedule. After six months, the 10-meter walk test was applied and the fall schedule was retrieved. Results: The MCI and AD groups of elderly in mild stage presented lower gait speed compared to the elderly in the CPr group at the two assessment moments. There was no significant difference in delta gait speed amongst the groups. In the age-adjusted univariate logistic regression analysis, the delta failed to predict falls in the elderly with MCI or in elderly with AD. Conclusion: Older adults with MCI and AD in the mild stage were identified as having lower gait speed compared to CPr sujeitos. Changing in the gait speed over a six-month period does not predict the occurrence of falls in elderly with MCI or AD in mild stage. / Contextualização: Pouco se tem conhecimento sobre como a mudança da velocidade da marcha em estudos longitudinais, pode predizer a ocorrência de quedas em idosos com comprometimento cognitivo em estágios iniciais. Objetivos: a) identificar se há diferenças na velocidade da marcha entre idosos preservados cognitivamente (PrC) com transtorno neurocognitivo leve (TNL) e com doença de Alzheimer (DA) na fase leve ao longo de seis meses; b) Verificar se a mudança da velocidade da marcha (ΔVM= velocidade final - velocidade inicial) prediz a ocorrências de quedas em idosos com TNL e DA nesse período. Método: Participaram do estudo 110 idosos. Destes 40 PrC, 36 com TNL e 34 com DA. Inicialmente foi aplicado o teste de caminhada de 10 metros e entregue um calendário de quedas. Realizou-se um seguimento de seis meses por meio de ligações mensais para os voluntários e preenchimento do calendário de quedas. Após seis meses, aplicou-se novamente o teste de caminhada e o calendário de quedas foi resgatado. Resultados: Os idosos dos grupos com TNL e com DA apresentaram velocidades de marcha menor quando comparados com os idosos do grupo PrC, nos dois momentos de avaliação (p<0,001). Não houve diferença significativa no delta da velocidade da marcha entre os grupos (p=0,063). Na análise de regressão logística univariada, ajustado para idade, o ΔVM não conseguiu predizer quedas em idosos com TNL (p=0,185) nem em idosos com DA (p=0,232). Conclusão: Identificou-se que os idosos com TNL e DA na fase leve tem velocidades da marcha menores quando comparados com idosos PrC. A mudança da velocidade da marcha em um período de seis meses não prediz a ocorrência de quedas em idosos com TNL, nem idosos com DA na fase leve.

The aim of the thesis was to investigate the importance of physical function for survival in very old people, and furthermore, whether physical exercise could influence physical function, cognitive function, and dependence in activities of daily living (ADLs) in older people with dementia living in nursing homes. The world’s population is ageing. Given the age-related increase in chronic disease such as dementia   and compounded by physical inactivity, the prevalence in need for assistance and are in daily activities in older people is expected to increase in the near future. Gait speed, a measure of physical function, has been shown to be associated with health and survival. However, studies of the  oldest  people  in  the  population,  including  those  dependent  in ADLs,  living  in  nursing  homes  and  with  dementia,  are  few.  Moreover,  in people  with  dementia  physical  exercise  may  improve  physical and  cognitive function and  reduce  dependence  in  ADLs.  Further large studies with high methodological quality and with designs incorporating attention control groups are needed in this population. In addition, no study has compared exercise effects between dementia types. The association between gait speed and survival was investigated in a population based cohort study of 772 people aged 85 years and over. Usual gait speed was assessed over 2.4 metres and mortality followed for five years. Cox proportional hazard regression models adjusted for potential confounders were used in analyses. Effects of physical exercise in people with dementia were investigated in a randomised controlled trial that included 186 participants with various dementia types living in nursing homes. Participants were allocated to the High-Intensity Functional Exercise  (HIFE) program or a seated control activity, which both lasted 45 minutes and held five times  fortnightly for four months. Dependence in ADLs was assessed with Functional Independence Measure and Barthel ADL Index, and balance with Berg Balance Scale. Usual gait speed was evaluated over 4.0 metres in two tests; first using habitual walking aid if any, and thereafter without walking aid and with minimum living support. Global cognitive function was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale, and   executive function using Verbal fluency. Blinded testers performed assessments at baseline, four (directly after intervention completion) and seven months. Analyses used linear mixed models in agreement with the intention-to-treat principle. Gait speed was found to be an independent predictor of five-year all-cause mortality, where inability to complete the gait test or a gait speed below 0.5 iv meters per second (m/s) was associated with higher mortality risk. In analyses of exercise effects on ADLs there was no difference between groups in the complete sample. Interaction analyses showed a difference in exercise effect according to dementia type at seven months. Positive between-group exercise effects were found for dependence   in ADLs in participants with non-Alzheimer’s type of dementia (non-AD) at four and seven months. In balance, a difference between groups was found at four but not at seven months in the complete  sample, and interaction analyses indicated a difference in effect according to dementia type at four and seven months. Positive between-group exercise effects were found in participants with non-AD.  No difference between groups in gait speed was found in the complete sample, where the majority habitually walked with a walking aid. In interaction analyses exercise effects differed according to walking aid use. Positive between-group exercise effects in gait speed were found in participants that walked unsupported at four and seven months. No difference between groups in cognitive function was found in the complete sample. The effects of exercise on gait speed and cognitive function did not differ according to sex, cognitive level, or dementia type. In conclusion, among people aged 85 or older, including those dependent in ADLs and with dementia, gait speed seems to be a useful clinical indicator of health status. Inability to complete the gait test or a gait speed below 0.5 m/s appears to be associated with higher five-year mortality risk. In older people with mild to moderate dementia living in nursing homes, a four-month high-intensity functional exercise program appeared to attenuate loss of dependence in ADLs and improve balance, albeit only in participants with non-AD type of dementia. Further studies are needed to validate this result. Furthermore, exercise had positive effects on gait speed when tested unsupported, in contrast to when walking aids or minimum support were used. The result implies that the use of walking aids in the gait speed test may conceal exercise effects. The exercise program had no superior effects on global cognition or executive function when compared with an attention control activity. This thesis suggests that, in older people with dementia, exercise effects on physical function rather than cognitive function may explain effects on dependence in ADLs.

Introduction: Osteoarthrosis (OA) of the knee is a degenerative and chronic disease that promotes intense pain and often compromises the elderly population. With the severity of OA and the lack of success of conventional methods, Total Knee Arthroplasty (KTA) has been the most frequently used treatment, however, in some patients pain persists. Therefore, to better understand the pain, it is necessary to use somatosensory and functional tests. Objective: To evaluate the Pressure Pain Threshold (LDP) of patients with OA and submitted to TKA, as well as to analyze the association of pain intensity with functional factors. Methods: A case-control study was carried out on 40 subjects, selected for convenience at the Specialized Center for Orthopedics and Trauma (CEOT), divided into two groups: TKA group consisting of 20 patients operated on, being evaluated in three phases: preoperative , six and 12 months; and the control group comprised of 20 healthy, asymptomatic, paired subjects by sex and age, evaluated in a single moment. The LDP was performed through the digital pressure algometer. The intensity of pain was measured on the numerical scale from 0 to 10, the muscular strength assessed by the digital manual dynamometer. Range of motion obtained by the fleximeter. Static balance measured by the baropodometer and the speed test used to measure gait speed. Results: It presented statistical difference between the control group and TKA in all peripatellar and tibial points (P) (p <0.002). P4, P5, P5, P6, P8 and P9 (p <0.05), and six and 12 months were significant at P4, P5, P6, P8 and P9 (p <0.05) and Preoperative period and 12 months in P9 (p <0.05). In the comparison between the P at each stage of the evaluation, only significant changes were observed between P3 and P6 (p <0.05), P4 and P6 (p <0.005). Correlations of moderate to strong and inversely proportional between pain in movement and flexor strength (r = - 0.46), knee extensors (r = -0.49), hip abductors (r = -0.59) And gait velocity (r = -0.6), in the preoperative phase. Conclusion: In the preoperative phase there was lower LDP, due to central and peripheral sensitization due to OA chronicity. At six months post-operatively, he found a decrease in pain, which could be related to the efficacy of TKA and rehabilitation. Similar to the pre-surgical phase, at 12 months, LDP decreased, which may be linked to the central pain sensitization mechanism, contributing negatively to the decline in muscle strength and gait velocity. / Introdução: A osteoartrose (OA) do joelho é uma doença degenerativa, crônica que promove dor intensa e frequentemente compromete a população idosa. Com a gravidade da OA e a falta de sucesso dos métodos convencionais, a Artroplastia Total do Joelho (ATJ) tem sido o tratamento cirúrgico mais utilizado, para melhora da função biomecânica e da qualidade de vida. No entanto, alguns pacientes, apresentam a persistência de dor. Portanto, para melhor compreensão do quadro álgico torna-se necessário a utilização de testes somatossensoriais e funcionais. Objetivo: Avaliar o Limiar de Dor por Pressão (LDP) dos pacientes com OA e submetidos à ATJ, bem como analisar a associação da intensidade de dor com os fatores funcionais. Métodos: Estudo caso-controle, participaram 40 sujeitos, selecionados por conveniência no Centro de Especialidade em Ortopedia e Trauma (CEOT), divididos em dois grupos: grupo ATJ formado por 20 pacientes operados, sendo avaliados em três fases: pré-operatória, seis e 12 meses; e o grupo controle formado por 20 sujeitos saudáveis, assintomáticos, pareados por sexo e idade, avaliados em um único momento. O LDP foi realizado pelo algômetro de pressão digital e aplicado perpendicularmente a pele em seis pontos peripatelares (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 e P6) e três pontos tibiais (P7, P8 e P9). A intensidade de dor foi mensurada na escala numérica de zero a 10. A força muscular avaliada pelo dinamômetro manual digital. A amplitude de movimento obtida pelo flexímetro. Equilíbrio estático mensurado pelo baropodômetro e utilizado o speed test para medir a velocidade da marcha. Resultados: O grupo controle apresentou maior LDP, com diferença estatística, comparado ao grupo ATJ em todos os pontos (P) peripatelares e tibiais (p< 0,002). Na fase pré-operatória houve menor LDP em relação a fase de seis meses nos P3, P4, P5, P6, P8 e P9 (p<0,05). Aos 12 meses ocorreu uma redução do LDP nos P4, P5, P6, P8 e P9 (p<0,05) quando relacionado a fase de seis meses. Na comparação entre os P em cada fase da avaliação, observou que somente na fase pré-operatória, o LDP foi menor no P6 em relação aos P3 e P4 (p<0,005). Foram encontradas correlações de moderada a forte, e inversamente proporcional, entre dor em movimento e força dos flexores (r = -0,46), extensores do joelho (r = -0,49), abdutores do quadril (r = -0,59) e velocidade da marcha (r = -0,6), na fase pré-operatória. Conclusão: Na fase pré-operatória houve menor LDP, provavelmente, em virtude da cronicidade da OA e consequentemente da sensibilização central e periférica. Aos seis meses de pós-operatório, encontrou redução do quadro álgico, podendo relacionar à eficácia da ATJ e da reabilitação. Semelhante à fase pré-cirúrgica, aos 12 meses, o LDP diminuiu, possivelmente estando atrelado ao mecanismo de sensibilização central de dor, contribuindo negativamente para o declínio da força muscular e da velocidade média da marcha.

Observers can identify gender based on individual gait styles visually. Existing research showed that gender differences in gait kinematics mainly occur in the frontal and transverse planes and are influenced by various factors. This study adds to the existing work by analysing the kinematic features that distinguish gait styles influenced by gender and gait speeds. 29 females and 33 males without gait disorders took part in this study. A wireless IMU-based sensor system was used to collect 3D kinematic data at 60 Hz on a 15 m walkway at three different gait speeds. Statistical analysis was based on discrete parameters, principal component analysis (PCA), and support vector machines (SVM). Dissimilarities due to different gait speeds were analysed in transverse and frontal planes for the upper body and in the sagittal plane for the upper and lower body (p < 0.001 and Cohen’s d > 0.8). In joint angles (knees; transversal plane), segment orientation angles (upper body; frontal plane) and segment position (upper body; sagittal and frontal plane), statistically significant differences (p < 0.001 and Cohen’s d > 0.8) were observed for gender.Good classification accuracies for joint angles, segment orientation and segment positions of 97-100 % between gait speed and 77-87 % between gender groups were found. In this study, gender had less influence on gait kinematics than gait speed.:1. Introduction 2. Methods 3. Results 4. Discussion