Reabilitação funcional em solo versus terapia aquática sobre a qualidade de vida de pessoas com sequelas da Chikungunya: ensaio clínico randomizado

Abstract

Individuals with chronic chikungunya sequelae may have their quality of life and activities of daily living impaired, resulting in functional disabilities. Thus, the objective of this study is to evaluate the results of two rehabilitation programs, one carried out on land and the other in an aquatic environment, on the quality of life of individuals in the chronic phase of chikungunya. This is a randomized clinical trial study, conducted in the city of Santa Cruz-RN. The sample totaled 53 participants of both sexes and aged between 18 and 75 years, assessed through a sociodemographic and health conditions questionnaire, developed for this study, in addition to the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire, to assess quality of life. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: Functional Rehabilitation Group on land (GRF) and Aquatic Therapy Group (GTA). The groups underwent intervention twice a week for a period of six weeks, which consisted of multimodal exercises. A descriptive analysis of the variables of interest was performed, in addition to inferential analysis using Student's t-test, both for independent samples to compare the groups under investigation, and for related samples to compare the groups before and after the interventions. The results obtained revealed that the land-based intervention stood out in relation to the aquatic approach, demonstrating therapeutic superiority, especially in the component of social aspects of quality of life.