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Impact of COVID-19 on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and general health...
Oliveira,Alcivandro de Sousa; Gomide,Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves; Mazzonetto,Lisa Fernanda; Marchiori,Gianna Fiori; Cordeiro,Jéssica Fernanda CorrêaABSTRACT The present study aimed to compare physical activity, sedentary behavior, and general health status pre-diagnosis and post-recovery in individuals diagnosed with COVID-19; to assess the influence of COVID-19 signals, symptoms, and clinical outcomes on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and general health status in adults and older adults. A total of 509 individuals (≥ 18 years) diagnosed with COVID...
Quality of life in adults and older adults survivors of COVID-19: a retrospecti...
dos Santos,André Pereira; Falha,Giovani Arita; Cordeiro,Jéssica Fernanda Corrêa; Gomide,Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves; Mazzonetto,Lisa FernandaABSTRACT The present study aimed to compare the quality of life on pre-diagnosis and post-recovery of people diagnosed with COVID-19 and examine the impact of its signals, symptoms, and clinical outcomes on quality of life in adults and older adults, considering sex, age groups, nutritional status, physical activity level, and family income as confounding variables. This retrospective observational study includ...
Increased risk for signs and clinical symptoms associated with sedentary behavi...
Mazzonetto,Lisa Fernanda; Gomide,Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves; Oliveira,Alcivandro de Sousa; da Silva,Leonardo Santos LopesABSTRACT This study aimed to verify the association between sedentary behaviour (SB) and clinical signs and symptoms in individuals with COVID-19. Five hundred nine people diagnosed with COVID-19 were cross-sectionally assessed by telephone interviews. Sociodemographic characteristics, clinical signs and symptoms and SB (IPAQ-SV) were obtained. It was found an association between increased sedentary behaviour (...
The influence of pregestational body mass index and physical activity patterns ...
Bernardo,Diana; Carvalho,Carlos; Mota,Jorge; Ferreira,Margarida; Santos,Paula ClaraAbstract Introduction: There is a linear association between pregestational body mass index (BMI) and almost all adverse pregnancy outcomes. Pregnancy is “a window of opportunities” in terms of changing behavior and improving awareness of healthy living. The proper assessment of physical activity levels, during pregnancy, determines trends, health benefits, and their effects over time. This study aims to descri...
Autonomous fundamental motor skills in the school environment: a cross-sectiona...
Carvalho,Anderson dos Santos; Silva,Leonardo Santos Lopes da; Abdalla,Pedro Pugliesi; Ramos,Nilo César; Mota,Jorge; Machado,Dalmo Roberto LopesAbstract Autonomous fundamental motor skills (AFMS) are understood as movements practiced in a spontaneous, voluntary manner, without any instruction or command. The aim of the study was to compare the frequency of occurrence and the quality of performance of AFMS in children during recess and Physical Education (PE) classes. Elementary school students (n= 148) from a private school were observed during recess ...
Prevalence of responders of a school intervention at physical fitness and menta...
Fochesatto,Camila Felin; Brand,Caroline; Cristi-Montero,Carlos; Dias,Arieli Fernandes; álvarez,Cristian; Mota,Jorge; Gaya,Adroaldo Cezar AraujoAbstract Aim: to verify the effect of a physical education program at school on physical fitness and mental health in children and to determine the individual prevalence of responders. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study, developed with 67 children aged between 6 and 11 years old. (8.09 ± 1.81). A 21-week intervention was performed, that intervention condition (IC) consisted of sports and circuit traini...
Excess adiposity and low physical fitness hamper Supine-to-Stand test performan...
Tadiotto,Maiara C.; Duncan,Michael; Mota,Jorge; Moraes-Junior,Frederico B.; Corazza,Patricia R.P.; Czoczuk,Matheus; Menezes-Junior,Francisco J. deAbstract Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between body adiposity and physical fitness with performance in the Supine-to-Stand test (STS-test) in sedentary adolescents. Methods: Sixty-two adolescents, of both sexes, between 10 and 16 years old, participated in the study. Body mass (BM), height, waist circumference (WC), fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM), right and left handgrip s...
Validity and reliability of an instrument to measure factors associated with sc...
Barbosa Filho,Valter Cordeiro; Bandeira,Alexsandra Silva; Rech,Cassiano Ricardo; Lopes,Adair Silva; Mota,Jorge; Silva,Kelly SamaraAbstract This study analyzed the validity and reliability of an instrument with scales measuring factors associated with screen time in adolescents. Two cross-sectional studies included students for analyses of validity and internal consistency (n=1138, 51.5% boys) and test-retest reproducibility (n=194, 56.2% boys). Individual (attitude, self-efficacy and expectations), social (behaviors, rules, beliefs and fa...
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, EATING HABITS AND SLEEP DURING SOCIAL ISOLATION: FROM YOUNG ...
Brito,Lilian Messias Sampaio; Lima,Valderi Abreu de; Mascarenhas,Luis Paulo; Mota,Jorge; Leite,NeivaABSTRACT Introduction Social isolation is one of the strategies used to prevent the contagion and transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19), but it impacts on the daily routines and lifestyle of the population. Objective Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the physical activity, sleep and eating habits of adults and the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method A cross-sectional study with a sam...
Mediation role of residential density on the association between perceived envi...
Dias,Arieli Fernandes; Gaya,Anelise Reis; Brand,Caroline; Florindo,Alex Antonio; Villa-González,Emilio; García-Hermoso,Antonio; Mota,JorgeAbstract: The objective of this study was to verify whether residential density and connectivity between streets are mediators on the association between perceived environmental factors and active commuting to school (ACS) in Brazilian adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study with a random sample of 1,130 adolescents (52.7% girls) aged between 14 to 20 years, from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Braz...