@article{Damasceno de Albuquerque Angelo_Ferreira Maia_Mendes Maranhão_de Araújo Silva_Torres Pirauá_2022, title={Correlation between concerns about falling and functional muscle fitness in community elderly}, volume={35}, url={https://periodicos.pucpr.br/fisio/article/view/28980}, DOI={10.1590/fm.2022.35116}, abstractNote={<p align="justify"><strong><em>Introduction:</em></strong><em> In order to establish a correlation between the concern about falling and a more comprehensive functional parameter, functional muscle fitness, a variable that encompasses functional components such as balance, muscle strength, power, flexibility and motor coordination in an itegrated way, appears as a alternative. Functional muscle fitness is measured using the sit and stand of the floor test (TSL), a simple, safe, fast and ecological test. <strong>Objective:</strong> The research aimed to verify the correlation between the concern about falling and the functional muscle fitness of the elderly. <strong>Methods:</strong> This is a cross-sectional observational study. The sample consisted of 53 elderly people of both sexes (86.8% women; 65.6 ± 4.7 years; body mass index 28,5±3,8 kg/m<sup>2</sup>), being assessed for concern with falling (through Falls Efficacy Scale International, FES-I-Brazil) and functional muscle fitness (through TSL</em><em>). Correlation analysis was performed using the Spearman test. For all analyzes, a significance level of 5% (p <0.05) was established. <strong>Results:</strong> The concern with falling showed a negative correlation with functional muscle fitness (rho = -0.229; p = 0.015). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Elderly people with lower levels of functional muscle fitness have a higher level of concern about falling.</em></p> <p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong><em> Aged. Concern about falling. Functional muscle fitness. Physical fitness.</em></p>}, number={1}, journal={Fisioterapia em Movimento (Physical Therapy in Movement)}, author={Damasceno de Albuquerque Angelo, Fernando and Ferreira Maia, Paulo André and Mendes Maranhão, Diógenes Candido and de Araújo Silva, Juliana Daniele and Torres Pirauá, André Luiz}, year={2022}, month={Feb.} }