Estimulación auditiva rítmica para mejorar el equilibrio y marcha en el adulto mayor de la parroquia Atahualpa

Abstract

The research project was developed with the objective of determining whether rhythmic auditory stimulation helps to improve the balance and gait of older adults in the parish of Atahualpa, for which a group of 20 older adults, 18 women and 2 men, were evaluated using the Berg scale and the Time Up and Go (TUG) test to assess the state of balance and gait of the participants. The intervention lasted 8 weeks, two days a week for 30 minutes where participants performed a series of exercises to the rhythm of a metronome ranging from 90 bpm to 120 bpm, the rhythm was increasing as thexiii weeks went by, at the end of the intervention was re-evaluated to compare the results and see if there was an improvement in adults. The research was developed under a quantitative approach since data was collected from the Berg scale and the TUG test from which numerical values were obtained and the results were analyzed with the T test for related samples, it is an observational study with intervention because a comparison of the results of the evaluations was made and to verify if there was an improvement, finally the research design is longitudinal because the assessments were conducted at different times, it is prospective considering that the assessments and the intervention was applied directly to the participants. The results of the research show that there was a greater significance in the results of balance with a value of p= 0.00, demonstrating that rhythmic auditory stimulation is effective in improving balance.