• Sao Paulo Med J · May 2009

    Multicenter Study Clinical Trial

    Prevalence of reduced respiratory muscle strength in institutionalized elderly people.

    • Rodrigo Polaquini Simões, Viviane Castello, Marco Antonio Auad, Jadiane Dionísio, and Marisa Mazzonetto.
    • Postgraduate Program on Physiotherapy, Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. rpssimoes@yahoo.com.br
    • Sao Paulo Med J. 2009 May 1; 127 (2): 788378-83.

    Context And ObjectivesRespiratory muscle strength is relevant to the clinical situation of elderly patients, particularly those presenting with respiratory or cardiac diseases. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the respiratory muscle strength of institutionalized elderly women, compare this with predicted values for the Brazilian population and calculate the correlation with age and anthropometric characteristics.Design And SettingCross-sectional study at the Department of Physiotherapy of Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco.MethodsThe participants were 56 institutionalized elderly women (74.87 +/- 10.55 years of age), evaluated in eight institutions in three cities in the central region of the State of São Paulo, between January 2005 and March 2006. They were separated into three subgroups according to age: 60-69 years (n = 20), 70-79 (n = 18) and 80-89 years (n = 18). Maximal respiratory pressures were obtained using a manovacuometer. The values obtained were compared between subgroups and with predicted values. Correlation analysis was used to evaluate age, weight, height and body mass index in relation to maximal respiratory pressures. The significance level was P < 0.05.ResultsNo significant differences in maximal respiratory pressures were seen between the three subgroups. The maximal respiratory pressures were significantly lower in the three subgroups, compared with predicted values. Negative correlations between maximal respiratory pressures and age and positive correlations in relation to weight, height and body mass index were found.ConclusionsRespiratory muscle strength was markedly reduced in institutionalized 60 to 89-year-old women and the values demonstrated correlations with age and anthropometric characteristics.

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