Valoración de la capacidad física y funcional en mujeres climatéricas que asisten al Hospital General Guasmo Sur.

Abstract

The climacteric is the change that occurs in women from the reproductive to the non-reproductive period. The present work has as objective to determine the physical and functional capacity in climacteric women who attend the General Hospital Guasmo Sur. A study of quantitative approach, descriptive scope, non-experimental design of transactional or transversal type was carried out; for which the Charlson Comorbidity Index, Functional Independence Scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire, EuroQol-5D-3L, Short Physical Performance Battery and MMSS Preference Dynamometry were applied. 108 climacteric women were taken as a sample according to the inclusion criteria. Through research work; Regarding the prognosis of comorbidities, it was shown that 86% have no comorbidity, 13% low comorbidity and 1% high comorbidity. In relation to health status, it reflects an average for the health index of 0.7. According to the Short Physical Perfomance Battery, 46% have slight limitations, 44% minimum limitations, 7% moderate limitations and 2% severe limitations. Regarding physical inactivity, 86% obtained a low level and a remaining 14% moderate level. As for Functional Independence, 98% indicate without help and 2% indicate modified dependence. With the application of the dynamometer an average for the prehensile muscular strength in the right hand of 19.81 kg and 18.47 kg in the left hand is evidenced. Due to the results obtained, a kinephylaxis program was developed to improve the physical and functional capacity of the climacteric women attending the General Hospital South Guasmo.