期刊
REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL
卷 51, 期 2, 页码 162-167出版社
SOC BRASILEIRA MEDICINA TROPICAL
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0375-2017
关键词
Functional mobility; Balance; Falls; HTLV-1
Introduction: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-I -associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) may lead to reduced functional mobility and balance. It is important to establish specific parameters that identify these changes and predict the risk of falls in these patients. The aim was to compare balance, functional mobility. and occurrence of falls among patients with and without HAM/TSP and to suggest values to predict the risk of falls in these patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study in patients with and without HAM/TSP involved balance assessments based on the berg balance scale (BBS) and functional mobility evaluation based on the timed up and go (TUG) test. From reports of falls, the sensitivity, specificity. and best cutoff points for the risk of falls assessed by these instruments were established using the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve; 5% alpha was considered. Results: We selected 42 participants: 29 with HAM/TSP and 13 without HAM/TSP. There was a statistically significant difference in the occurrence of falls, balance, and functional mobility between the groups (p<0.05). Good accuracy was determined for the BBS (77%) and TUG test (70%) and the cutoff points for the risk of falls were defined as 50 points for the BBS and 12.28 seconds for the TUG test. Conclusions: Patients with HAM/TSP present reduced functional mobility and balance in relation to those without HAM/TSP. The risk of falls increased for these patients can be evaluated by the values of 50 points using the BBS and 12.28 seconds using the TUG test.
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