[en] Introduction. Ageing is an irreversible process that occurs in all three spheres: biological, psychological and social. The increase in life expectancy has also increased the probability of suffering from any class of disability and dependence, therefore, suffering from social isolation. On account of this, therapeutic exercise is a fundamental means to keep older adults active, decreasing the probability of suffering cognitive alterations, improving muscle strength, balance and cardiovascular and pulmonary functions; and being a link to unite different older adults. Objective. The objective of this research is to determine the influence of a therapeutic group exercise programme and its social component on older adults. Methodology. The methodology will consist of a four-group, multi-centre, quasi-experimental clinical trial. It will compare a therapeutic exercise programme group to an individual one. The duration will be twelve weeks, with three sessions per week including warm-up, breathing, coordination and balance, muscle strength and aerobic exercises. The group programme will be carried out in three centres, supervised by physiotherapists. The group will divide into two subgroups, one consisting of five participants and the other of three. With regard to the individual programme, it will be conducted by two subgroups: one will carry out the programme in the centre, while the other will do it from home, acting as a control group. The study population will be older adults of 70 years old and over who are able to move independently and reside in the municipalities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Arucas and Telde, belonging to the island of Gran Canaria. The sample size selected will be n=96. From each participant, three physiotherapists and two neuropsychologists will collect socio-demographic data and clinical variables such as cognitive function, pain, joint ranges, blood pressure, functional capacity and adherence to the programme, among others. The people in charge will use one-way ANOVA (normality) or the Kruskal-Wallis test (non-normality) to test for differences between the groups. If so, two-to-two comparisons will be applied using Tukey's test.

[gl] Introdución. O envellecemento é un proceso irreversible que se produce en tres ámbitos: biolóxico, psicolóxico e social. O aumento da esperanza de vida en aumentou a probabilidade de padecer calquera tipo de discapacidade e dependencia e, polo tanto, tamén de padecer illamento social. Por iso, o exercicio terapéutico (ET) é unha ferramenta fundamental para manter activos ás persoas adultas maiores (PAM), reducindo a probabilidade de sufrir alteracións cognitivas, mellorando a forza muscular, o equilibrio e as funcións cardiovasculares e pulmonares, e sendo un nexo para unirse a diferentes PAM. Obxetivo. Determinar a influencia dun programa de exercicio terapéutico grupal e o seu compoñente social no MAP. Metodoloxía. Trátase dun ensaio clínico cuasi-experimental multicéntrico de catro grupos. Compararáse un programa de ET en grupo cun individual. Terá unha duración de doce semanas, con tres sesións semanais que incluirán quecemento, respiración, coordinación e equilibrio, forza muscular e exercicios aeróbicos. O programa grupal realizarase en tres centros, tutelados por fisioterapeutas e dividirase en dous subgrupos, un formado por cinco participantes e outro por tres. O programa individual tamén estará dividido en dous subgrupos, un que realizará o programa no centro e outro que o fará dende a casa, actuando como grupo de control. A poboación de estudo será PAM de 70 ou máis anos, con capacidade de desprazamento independente e residente nos concellos das Palmas de Gran Canaria, Arucas e Telde, pertencentes á illa de Gran Canaria. O tamaño da mostra seleccionado será n=96. De cada participante, tres fisioterapeutas e dous neuropsicólogos recollerán datos sociodemográficos e variables clínicas como función cognitiva, dor, rangos articulares, presión arterial, capacidade funcional e adhesión ao programa, entre outras. Para comprobar se existen diferenzas entre os grupos, empregarase ANOVA unidireccional (normalidade) ou a proba de Kruskal-Wallis (non normalidade). Se é así, aplicaranse comparacións de dous en dous mediante a proba de Tukey.