Motor aptitude of the oldest old - cognitive and socioemotional implications
The objective of the study was to identify general motor aptitude and motor aptitude in specific areas of human motricity in the elderly aged 80 years and over. In the general motor aptitude most of the elderly was classified below normality. Global coordination, balance and body schema were the dom...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Kairós (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/32791 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/32791 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Aging Aged 80 and over Psychomotor Performance. Envejecimiento Anciano de 80 o más Años Desempeño Psicomotor. Envelhecimento Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais Desempenho Psicomotor. |
| Sumario: | The objective of the study was to identify general motor aptitude and motor aptitude in specific areas of human motricity in the elderly aged 80 years and over. In the general motor aptitude most of the elderly was classified below normality. Global coordination, balance and body schema were the domains who presented the worst results. It was concluded that the oldest old presented a motor deficit associated with cognitive losses that may negatively imply emotional and social aspects during a retrogenesis.Keywords: Aging; Aged, 80 and over; Psychomotor Performance. |
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