Nível de funcionalidade e de atividade física em pacientes com amputação transfemoral

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the level of functionality and physical activity in patients with transfemoral amputation, seeking to answer whether the level of physical activity and age interfere with the functionality of patients. Methods: This is an observational, analytical and cross-sectional study, with a sample of 17 participants, adults and elderly, of both sexes, with transfemoral amputation in the preprosthesis phase and who had a registration at the Clinical Center of the University of Caxias do Sul (CECLIN ). The following instruments were used: Questionnaire for sample identification, Amputee Mobility Predictor (AMP), Functional Independence Measure (MIF), Timed Up And Go (TUG) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Descriptive statistics, Kruscall Wallis test and Spearman correlation (p<0.05) were used. Results: Very active (23.5%) and active (52.9%) patients proved to be more functional and independent than sedentary ones through the AMP and FIM tests (p=0.01 and p=0.05). When correlating functionality with age, younger patients demonstrated significantly greater functionality in AMP (p=0.01) and TUG (p=0.05). Age did not significantly interfere with the level of physical activity (p= 0.34). Conclusion: This study found that individuals with a higher level of physical activity demonstrated to be more functional and independent than the more sedentary ones and that younger patients demonstrated greater functionality than the older ones. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]