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Conhecimento de adultos sobre o papel da atividade física na prevenção e tratamento de diabetes e hipertensão: estudo de base populacional no Sul do Brasil
(2009) Knuth, Alan Goularte; Bielemann, Renata Moraes; Silva, Shana da; Borges, Thiago Terra; Del Duca, Giovâni Firpo; Kremer, Marina Marques; Hallal, Pedro Rodrigues Curi; Rombaldi, Airton; Azevedo Jr, Mario Renato de
The aim of this study was to evaluate public knowledge on the role of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of diabetes and hypertension, and the factors associated with such knowledge. A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Pelotas, southern Brazil, including 972 adults aged 20 to 69 years, selected with a clustering protocol. Knowledge on the preventive and curative benefits of physical activity was higher for hypertension (87.2%) than for diabetes (47.2%). Women were more knowledgeable on the role of physical activity in preventing diabetes (PR: 1.16; 95%CI: 1.03-1.31). In terms of treatment, greater knowledge was associated with female gender, current physical activity, obesity, subjects, and higher socioeconomic status. For prevention of hypertension, greater knowledge was observed in individuals with higher socioeconomic status (PR: 1.23; 95%CI: 1.11-1.36). For treatment of hypertension, physically active and obese subjects showed greater knowledge. Subjects were generally more knowledgeable on the curative role of physical activity than on its preventive benefits. Public health efforts should aim to raise public awareness on the preventive effects of physical activity against diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic noncommunicable diseases.
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Conhecimento dos acadêmicos de Educação Física sobre os efeitos da atividade física na prevenção e tratamento do diabetes
(2007) Knuth, Alan Goularte; Borges, Thiago Terra; Hallal, Pedro Rodrigues Curi; Azevedo, Mario Renato
O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar o conhecimento de acadêmicos de Educação Física sobre o diabetes e sua associação com a prática de atividade física e avaliar a percepção dos acadêmicos quanto à qualidade da formação para lidar com indivíduos diabéticos. Os participantes foram acadêmicos da Escola Superior de Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Pelotas. De um total de 263 acadêmicos elegíveis, 221 foram entrevistados. O percentual de acadêmicos que corretamente indicou hereditariedade, obesidade e alimentação como fatores de risco para diabetes foi elevado (>90%). Por outro lado, cerca de 1/5 dos acadêmicos não apontou corretamente a principal alteração metabólica resultante do diabetes e 14% desconheciam a associação entre prática de atividade física e diabetes. O conhecimento dos alunos tendeu a aumentar com o passar dos anos, embora os alunos do terceiro ano tenham apresentado conhecimento consistentemente superior aos do quarto ano. Pode-se concluir que o conhecimento dos acadêmicos sobre o diabetes foi satisfatório, embora alguns aspectos ainda possam ser melhorados e a maioria dos acadêmicos julgue sua formação acadêmica “não adequada” para lidar com indivíduos diabéticos.
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Conhecimento sobre fatores de risco para doenças crônicas: estudo de base populacional
(2009) Borges, Thiago Terra; Rombaldi, Airton José; Knuth, Alan Goularte; Hallal, Pedro Rodrigues Curi
The aim of the present study was to evaluate public awareness of the association between four behavioral factors (sedentary lifestyle, smoking, alcohol abuse, and inadequate diet) and eight diseases (diabetes, hypertension, AIDS, osteoporosis, lung cancer, depression, liver cirrhosis, and acute myocardial infarction). We conducted a population- based cross-sectional study including 2,096 individuals 10 years or older. A random clustered sampling strategy was used. For each behavioral factor, a knowledge score was constructed, ranging from zero to eight points. The highest mean score was observed for inadequate diet (5.3), followed by smoking (5.1), sedentary lifestyle (4.7), and alcohol abuse (4.5). Overall, higher knowledge scores were observed among people with high socioeconomic status and more schooling, and in intermediate age groups. Government health promotion strategies are needed to raise public awareness of risk factors for chronic diseases.