Publications by authors named "Jacqueline Pitanga Teixeira"
Purpose: to verify the effectiveness of a Speech Therapy intervention program to decrease the risk of falls in elderly people.
Methods: Exploratory and intervention study where upon 148 volunteers from community, both genders, with an average of 68.6(± 6.
Quality of Life and Gait in Elderly Group.
Carlos Kazuo Taguchi Jacqueline Pitanga Teixeira Lucas Vieira Alves Priscila Feliciano Oliveira Oscar Felipe Falcão Raposo
Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol
July 2016
Introduction: The process of aging could lead to seniors being more prone to falls, which affects their quality of life.
Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between quality of life and gait in the elderly.
Methods: We used World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief (WHOQOL-Brief) Brazilian version and the Dynamic Gait Index to assess fifty-six volunteers from the northeast of Brazil.