Benefícios da caminhada na água na qualidade de vida dos pacientes com doença de Parkinson

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the benefits of walking in water quality of life (QoL) of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), comparing the results between the active and sedentary population. Methods: A total of 14 men and women (65.4 ± 8.3 years, 65.6 ± 7.4 kg, 1.60 ± 0.05 m, 25.5 ± 2.5 kg / m²) participated in this study. (2 males and 4 females) and eight sedentary (4 males and 4 females). In the present study, there was a significant difference between the two groups. The quality of life was assessed by the PDQL-BR questionnaire, the global cognitive status assessed by the Mini-Mental and all signed the Informed Consent Term. The domains of quality of life were compared by t test for independent samples and considered P <0.05. Results: QOL was better in subjects with water walking PP in all components of the quality of life evaluated compared to sedentary subjects. QOL related to parkinsonian symptoms (80.7 ± 10.4 vs. 62.9 ± 8.7), systemic symptoms (79.0 ± 13.1 vs. 63.2 ± 10.1), emotional function (83, 7 ± 11.6 vs. 73.3) and social function (80.6 ± 63.8) presented the most significant score (P <0.05) for the active population compared to the sedentary ones, respectively. Conclusion: The study showed that the walking activity in water can bring significant benefits in the QOL of patients with Parkinson's disease, attenuating the effects of the disease.