Uso de salas multisensoriales y su efecto en el equilibrio del adulto mayor

Abstract

The present research work was carried out with the objective of identifying the effects of the use of multisensory rooms and their effect on the balance of the older adult (MA). The MA is prone to suffer a fall, due to the deterioration of their physical and mental capacities. The balance of 16 participants between 65 and 84 years of age of both sexes was evaluated. A balance test was used with a single evaluation with a duration of 15 minutes in each patient. The present project has a quantitative approach, since different tests were applied, among them the Unipodal Balance Test, One Legged Stance Test, Four Step Square Test, where we obtained numerical and categorical values from three stages: initial evaluation of balance outside the room, with auditory stimuli inside the room and finally visual stimuli inside the room. It is a longitudinal study, seeking to demonstrate the effects of the use of multisensory rooms on the balance of the older adult. As a result, the balance of the older adults, when tested in the multisensory rooms, improved the results compared to the initial evaluation, especially when evaluated with visual stimuli.