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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic may be having many psychological impacts on people, at both an individual and a community level. OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the relationship between the weekly frequency of physical activity and levels of stress among Brazilian adults during social distancing due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), and the interaction of sex in this association. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study with a descriptive approach conducted at a public university in Curitiba (PR), Brazil. METHODS: 2,000 Brazilian adults (average age 36.4 years; 59.6% women) were recruited according to convenience through digital media. They filled out a questionnaire in electronic format that asked for sociodemographic information, health data, food consumption data, weekly frequency of physical activity and stress levels on the 10-item Kessler psychological distress scale. Descriptive statistics and regression analyses were used to evaluate the data. RESULTS: Associations were observed for the following correlations: male sex * no physical activity (odds ratio (OR): 4.35; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.14-16.67); female sex * physical activity 4 or 5 times a week (OR: 7.86; 95% CI: 2.28-27.05); female sex * physical activity 3 times a week (OR: 7.32; 95% CI: 2.09-25.58); female sex * physical activity 1 or 2 times a week (OR: 14.57; 95% CI: 4.28-49.57); and female sex * no physical activity (OR: 24.17; 95% CI: 7.21-80.97). CONCLUSION: The lower the weekly frequency of physical activity during the period of social distancing was, the greater the chances of having stress levels were, especially for women.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Pandemics , COVID-19 , Brazil/epidemiology , Exercise , Cross-Sectional Studies , Internet , Physical Distancing , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
Esse estudo teve como objetivo analisar a relação do tempo de exposição ao ambiente universitário com mudanças nos comportamentos relacionados à saúde e indicadores metabólicos em universitários após quatro anos de ingresso no ensino superior. Trata-se de um estudo longitudinal com estudantes de uma Universidade Pública de Curitiba, Paraná, entre 2011 e 2014. A atividade física de lazer foi mensurada por meio do questionário IPAQ versão curta e os comportamentos etilismo e hábitos alimentares foram obtidos por meio do YRBSS. Foram medidos massa corporal, estatura, circunferência de cintura e pressão arterial. Foram avaliados 1197 universitários em 2011 e 455 em 2014. Foi utilizado a regressão linear para verificar a relação do tempo de exposição ao ambiente de graduação com a prática de atividade física, outros comportamentos relacionados à saúde e indicadores metabólicos. O tempo de graduação explicou a variância da prática de AFMV em 16%, o consumo de bebidas alcoólicas em 13% e 14% (consumo em excesso), a medida da cintura em 13%, e a pressão arterial em 9% (sistólica) e 6% (diastólica). Os dados demonstram que o tempo de exposição ao ambiente universitário explica parte da variância nos comportamentos relacionados à saúde e indicadores metabólicos em universitários.
This study aims was to verify the relationship of the exposure time to the university environment with the health-related behaviors and metabolic indicators in college students after four years of entrance in the undergraduate. A longitudinal study was conducted with students from a Public University of Curitiba, Paraná, between 2011 and 2014. The physical activity was measured using the short version IPAQ questionnaire and the behaviors of drinking and eating habits were obtained through of YRBSS. Body mass, height, waist circumference and blood pressure were measured. A total of 1197 college students were evaluated in 2011 and 455 in 2014. Linear regression was used to verify the relationship of the time of exposure to the under graduation environment with the practice of physical activity, and othershealth-related behaviors and metabolic indicators. Undergraduation time explained the AFMV variance in 16%, alcohol consumption in 13% and 14% (binge drink), waist measurement in 13%, and blood pressure in 9% (systolic) and 6% (diastolic). This data demonstrate that the time exposure to the university environment explains part of variance in health-related behaviors and metabolic indicators in college students.
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Students , Risk Factors , Healthy Lifestyle , Life StyleABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to verify students' and teachers' understanding of the WebCas questionnaire, which aims to assess health-related behaviors. This cross-sectional, descriptive and exploratory survey used the qualitative technique of focus groups with 24 students and 6 teachers. The students highlighted the need to include colorful drawings, to display the segmentation of the day on the computer screen, to provide small explanatory texts in the questionnaire, and to replace terms that are unusual for children. Teachers suggested the inclusion of two images, one representing the male sex and the other representing the female one, and the creation of a scale to represent the intensities of activities, such as the sensation of tiredness, represented by sweat on the skin and hair and reddened skin. This study presented important contributions provided by students and teachers that enabled a better understanding of the WebCas electronic questionnaire in its application with children and adolescents.
O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a compreensão de escolares e professores em relação ao questionário WebCas destinado para avaliar os comportamentos relacionados à saúde. Esta é uma pesquisa descritiva exploratória de delineamento transversal, utilizando-se da técnica qualitativa de grupos focais realizada com 24 escolares e seis professores. Os escolares destacaram a necessidade da inclusão de de-senhos coloridos, a segmentação do dia na tela do computador, a inclusão de pequenos textos explicativos e de termos pouco usuais para as crianças. Os professores destacaram a inclusão de duas figuras, uma representando o sexo masculino e outra o feminino e, ainda a criação de uma escala para representar as intensidades das atividades, como: sensação de cansaço, representada pelo suor na pele e no cabelo e pele avermelhada. Este estudo apresentou importantes contribuições dos escolares e professores que permitiram uma melhor compreensão do questionário eletrônico WebCas na sua aplicação com crianças e adolescentes.