The Importance of Physical Activity in Frail Elderly Individuals

Year 2024, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 64 - 70, 30.06.2024

Berker Can , Mert Uysal , Bahriye Baş , Eylem Tütün Yümin

https://doi.org/10.46414/yasad.1412242

Abstract

In recent years, the number of elderly individuals has been increasing worldwide. With this increase, there is also an increase in many factors that negatively affect the quality of life of elderly individuals and prevent them from performing daily living activities. The increase in these factors causes new problems to arise in the lives of elderly individuals. In line with aging, various problems are observed biologically, phenotypically, and functionally. These problems cause serious problems in the lives of elderly individuals. In addition to the natural aging process, frailty and pre-frailty phenotype often accompany these individuals due to a decrease in functional capacity and muscle strength, disrupting the healthy aging process. Especially with the inclusion of a frailty diagnosis, elderly individuals struggle to maintain their daily activities, and their quality of life is negatively affected. Additionally, physical activity and exercise have a very important place in fragile societies in order to eliminate these negativities. However, just because elderly individuals experience the same problems does not necessarily mean that the same exercise programs will be applied. The symptoms of problems experienced by elderly individuals should be examined separately. On the other hand, in addition to the problem experienced, other disorders such as frailty may be observed in elderly individuals. Therefore, it is important to comprehensively evaluate elderly individuals for frailty and develop individualized rehabilitation programs. The aim of this study is to emphasize the importance of physical activity and promote healthy aging in elderly frail individuals. In conclusion, this study emphasizes the importance of physical activity in minimizing the effects of frailty and potentially reversing frailty-related outcomes in elderly individuals.

Keywords

Aerobic Training, Exercise, Rehabilitation Approaches, Healthy Aging

Kırılgan Yaşlı Bireylerde Fiziksel Aktivitenin Önemi

Abstract

Son yıllarda yaşlı birey sayısı tüm dünyada giderek artmaktadır. Bu artışla birlikte, yaşlı bireylerin yaşam kalitesini olumsuz yönde etkileyen ve günlük yaşam aktivitelerini gerçekleştirmesine engel olan pek çok faktörde de artış görülmektedir. Bu faktörlerdeki artış, yaşlı bireylerin yaşamlarında yeni sorunların ortaya çkmasına sebebiyet vermektedir. Yaşlanmayla beraber biyolojik, fenotipik ve fonksiyonel olarak birtakım problemler gözlenmektedir. Bu problemler yaşlı bireylerin yaşantılarında oldukça önemli sorunlar ortaya çıkmasına sebebiyet vermektedir. Doğal yaşlanma sürecine ek olarak, fonksiyonel kapasitenin ve kas kuvvetinin azalmasıyla birlikte bu bireylerde kırılganlık ve kırılganlık öncesi fenotip sıklıkla eşlik etmekte ve sağlıklı yaşlanma sürecini sekteye uğratmaktadır. Özellikle tabloya kırılganlık tanısının da eklenmesiyle yaşlı bireyler günlük yaşam aktivitelerini sürdürmekte zorlanmakta ve yaşam kalitesi olumsuz etkilenmektedir. Ayrıca, bu olumsuzlukların giderilmesi için kırılgan toplumlarda fiziksel aktivite ve egzersiz oldukça önemli bir yere sahiptir. Ancak, yaşlı bireylerin aynı problemleri yaşaması aynı egzersiz programlarının uygulanacağı anlamına gelmemektedir. Yaşlı bireylerin yaşadığı problemlerin semptomları ayrı olarak incelenmelidir. Diğer yandan, yaşanılan probleme ek olarak yaşlı bireylerde kırılganlık gibi başka rahatsızlıklar da görülebilmektedir. Bu nedenle yaşlı bireylerin kırılganlık bakımından kapsamlı olarak değerlendirilerek bireye özgü rehabilitasyon programının oluşturulması önemlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, yaşlı kırılgan bireylerde, fiziksel aktivitenin önemini vurgulamak ve sağlıklı yaşlanmayı teşvik etmektir. Sonuç olarak, yaşlı bireylerin kırılganlık fenotipinden doğan sonuçlardan en az etkilenmesi ve belki de kırılganlığın tersine çevrilmesi için fiziksel aktivitenin önemi bu çalışmada vurgulanmıştır.

Keywords

Aerobik Eğitim, Egzersiz, Rehabilitasyon Yaklaşımları, Sağlıklı Yaşlanma

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