Evaluación de la capacidad funcional y fuerza muscular de los adultos mayores, que acuden a los clubes : de las Orquídeas, "Dr. Arsenio de la Torre Marcillo" y la Iglesia Elevación, de la ciudad de Guayaquil, 2019.

Abstract

Lean body mass decreases between 35 and 70 years, particularly due to the loss of skeletal muscle mass. Muscular strength represents the ability with greater relevance in the elderly and over the years, that muscular strength decreases and prevents perform daily activities with ease. The objective of this paper was to show deterioration in functional capacity and muscle strength in older adults who attend the clubs in the Orchid, "Dr. Arsenio de la Torre Marcillo" and the Church Elevation, of Guayaquil city, through the evaluations of Short Physical Performance Battery, indices of the Barthel and the dynamometer. We evaluated a total of 157 older adults, and was determined on the basis of the indices of the Barthel that 84.33% of women and 95.65% of the men are independent, 10.45% of women and 4.35% of men have a dependency scarce and 5.22% of women turned out to have a moderate dependence. People evaluated present severe limitations, moderate, mild and minimal. On the other hand, by means of the dynamometer it turned out that the 95.49% of the females and 91.67% of men older adults, their dominant force lies in the right hand. It is concluded that the functional deterioration and muscle strength are predictive, since when the results fall to below normal levels, is a warning of disability, or that it is beginning to occur.