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Motor imagery program effect on the balance in older adults
| dc.contributor.author | Carvalho, Raquel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Brochado, Gabriela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lopes, Sofia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carvalho, Leticia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lopes, Sofia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-08T08:29:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-08T08:29:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Motor Imagery is a mental representation of movement without real execution, and it seems to promote the increase and/or the maintenance of balance in different health conditions. The aim of this study it to verify the influence of a motor imagery intervention program on the balance in older adults without neurological conditions. A randomized controlled trial, pre-post intervention design with a 4-weeks follow-up was performed. Sixteen subjects were randomized into experimental group (n = 7) and control group (n = 9). The selection was performed through a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 and the Mini Mental State Examination. Subjects in the experimental group performed the motor imagery training, while the control group was listening a story (sham), both during 10 minutes, three-times-a-week for three weeks. Balance was assessed using the Single Leg Stance (SLS) and Functional Reach Test (FRT). To compare groups and moments within each group the Mann-Whitney test and the Wilcoxon test were used respectively, with a confidence level of 95%. There was differences between groups at follow-up in SLS (p=0.049). In the experimental group there was an improvement in SLS after intervention (p=0.018), that was maintained at follow-up. Moreover, during FRT the reach increased, however no statistical differences were found. In the control group no differences were found in all outcomes at all moments (p=0.197 and 0.104, in SLS and FRT respectively). It was found that the motor imagery program increased the amount of time in single leg stance which remained at follow-up. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Carvalho, R., Brochado, G., Lopes, S., & Carvalho, L. (2019). Motor imagery program effect on the balance in older adult. 11o Simpósio de Metabolismo da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto - Revista Portuguesa de Diabetes, 14(4), 171. http://www.revportdiabetes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RPD-DEZ-2019-Revista-Nacional-págs-164-175.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/30202 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | n/a | |
| dc.publisher | SPD - Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | http://www.revportdiabetes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RPD-DEZ-2019-Revista-Nacional-págs-164-175.pdf | |
| dc.rights.uri | N/A | |
| dc.subject | Ageing | |
| dc.subject | Limits of stability | |
| dc.subject | Mental practice | |
| dc.subject | Unipodal support | |
| dc.title | Motor imagery program effect on the balance in older adults | por |
| dc.type | conference poster | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferenceDate | 2019-10 | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 4 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 171 | |
| oaire.citation.title | 11º Simpósio de Metabolismo da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto - Revista Portuguesa de Diabetes | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 14 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Lopes | |
| person.givenName | Sofia | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 6E18-5E9B-9CA6 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-3306-7557 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 57103538800 | |
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