title: [Effect of a physiotherapy exercise program on physical performance in institutionalized elderly].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate changes in physical performance in institutionalized older adults through a program of physiotherapy exercises.
  
  
  METHODS
  A quasi-experimental study was conducted on adults over 60 years-old, institutionalized in Lima, Peru. The exercise program was implemented in 45minutes sessions included warming-up, muscle strengthening exercises, balance, gait training and cooling phase, three times a week for 12 weeks. Physical performance was measured with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) one week before and after the intervention. It included 45 participants, of whom 16 did not attend any of the sessions and was used as a control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age was 77.6±7.1 years, and 62.2% were women. The mean baseline SPPB was 7.0±1.6 in the intervention group, and 6.9±1.9 in the control group (P=.90). A change of 2.6±1.8 was observed in the SPPB of the intervention group versus -1.4±2.0 in the control group (P<.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The development of a physiotherapy exercise program for institutionalized elderly increases physical performance, which could be implemented in care centers for elderly.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Terapia Física, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Villa (Chorrillos), Lima, Perú. Electronic address: mariana.cp17@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chávez-Pantoja
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Terapia Física, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Villa (Chorrillos), Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Mariella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López-Mendoza
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Villa (Chorrillos), Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Percy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mayta-Tristán
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Actividad motora; Anciano; Elderly; Exercise therapy; Motor activity; Terapia por ejercicio