MORFOFUNCTIONAL PROFILE AND PHYSICAL EVALUATION OF THE ELDERLY PRACTITIONER OF PHYSICAL EXERCISES

Abstract

The evaluation of the elderly requires sources that provide specific information on their strengths and weaknesses, to design specific individualized exercises or improve physical activity programs. The article identifies the antecedents for the determination of a morpho-functional profile of the physical evaluation of the older adult practicing physical exercises from the point of view of different authors. A documentary review was made, based on the search and synthesis of theoretical and methodological information that led to reflection and analysis around the subject of research. Thirty-two articles were selected through automated search in the PubMed, Scielo and Google Scholar databases. All selected articles are cross-sectional and present different methods for the evaluation of physical, functional and morphological aptitude in elderly people and the validity, reliability, objectivity and contextualization demonstrated by authors from different regions. Those made in the region of Brazil, Spain and the United States of America stand out. From the study it was concluded that the proposed batteries coincide in their structure with tests involving various motor tasks associated with flexibility, agility, static and dynamic balance, coordination, strength resistance and aerobic capacity; all linked with a conditional component related to functionality. Normative was identified to determine the morphofunctional profile of the elderly.
Keywords. Older adult, morpho-functional evaluation, physical exercises, physical evaluation