Relação entre o estado nutricional e prática regular de atividade física de idosos residentes em uma instituição privada no município de Taubaté/SP

Resumo (EN)

Objective – To evaluate the relationship between the nutritional status of institutionalized elderly and the practice of physical activity. With the increase in the elderly population, the importance of dependency conditions grows, which at some point will present a need for specific care. In view of this, it is necessary to have follow-up at all times or most of the time, which often results in the institutio¬nalization of these elderly people, for various reasons, such as the unavailability of a family member to accompany them or the lack of resources to provide care. necessary. In these institutions, the elderly are assisted in a multidisciplinary way, where their needs are defined, trying to improve the living conditions of this patient. In this context, an assessment of the nutritional status is extremely im¬portant, considering that its inadequacy can reflect in the worsening of their health in general and increase the risk of mortality, and an assessment can facilitate decision-making and interventions that predict the evolution or the development of future pathologies and, therefore, prevent the elderly from becoming debilitated. Methods – The methodology used includes a standardized interview, application of the Mini Nutritional Assessment – MAN, the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and anthropometric assessment. Results – It was possible to show the prevalence of elderly residents in the institution being male, and the nutritional status in relation to BMI was overweight/obesity and with physical activity level classified as sedentary. Conclusion – New studies are suggested to determine the causes and impact of overweight/obesity and sedentary lifestyle in institutionalized elderly with the aim of directing care and attention to the health of the elderly, to aging with quality of life. Finally, given the insufficient sample, the results of the study indicated that the institutionalization of the elderly is a matter of extensive debate, since the health team that cares for the elderly needs knowledge, supply, time and qualities so that it can meet the needs of the elderly.