bachelorThesis
Evaluación de la condición física a través de la Escala Senior Fitness Test en los adultos mayores de la comunidad de Capulispamba. Cuenca, agosto 2022 – enero 2023
Fecha
2023-03-27Autor
Morales Pasan, Claudia Micaela
Morales Salinas, Tatiana Alexandra
Institución
Resumen
Background: Elderly people suffer physiological changes due to their age. Those changes
usually alter their physical condition, resulting in difficulty doing everyday tasks and societal
activities. Objective: Evaluate the elders, from the Capulispamba community, physical
condition using the Senior Fitness test. Cuenca, August 2022- January 2023 Methodology:
Study of the quantitative type, observational, prospective, descriptive and transverse done on
Elders from the Capulispamba community through the Senior Fitness test that determines the
physical condition; testing muscular strength, resistance, flexibility and agility, the collected
data was analyzed using the statistic program SPSS and the results present were done
through a simple dynamic using excel. Results: Most patients are female, with an average
age of 66 years and prevalence of overweight and obesity. In accordance with the evaluation
of the Senior Fitness test, the patients present a regular physical condition for inferior and
superior members, aerobic resistance, and flexibility in the upper body; although flexibility in
the lower body, agility and balance, the physical condition is good. Conclusion: There is
decrease in the physical condition as they age. Also, their physical capacity least affected are
their flexibility, agility, and balanced dynamic