We aimed to explore life skills development among medical student- athletes who participated in a university basketball team. We conducted qualitative constructivist research based on the life skills approach. Medical students from the college basketball team were interviewed in-depth. Using inductive thematic analysis, two independent researchers generated codes and themes. Methodological integrity and self-re...
We aimed to explore life skills development among medical student-athletes who participated in a university basketball team. We conducted qualitative constructivist research based on the life skills approach. Medical students from the college basketball team were interviewed in-depth. Using inductive thematic analysis, two independent researchers generated codes and themes. Methodological integrity and self-ref...
This study aimed to analyze the association of self-reported barriers to the practice of physical activity and stage of behavior change in employees of a Teaching Hospital in southern Brazil. Cross-sectional study, which investigated 485 workers at a Teaching Hospital in southern Brazil, 313 women and 172 men. The variables analyzed were: level of physical activity, body mass index, waist circumference, age, sm...
Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar os fatores sociodemográficos e condições de saúde associados à prática de atividade física de idosas praticantes de duas modalidades de exercício físico. Fizeram parte da pesquisa 80 idosas (68,24±6,30 anos), sendo 40 praticantes de hidroginástica e 40 praticantes de exercícios nas Academias da terceira idade (ATI), da cidade de Maringá. Como instrumentos foram utilizad...
This study aimed to compare self-esteem, self-image and motivation to practice water aerobics according to the health conditions of 70 elderly women from Maringá are compared. Current cross-sectional study used a sociodemographic and health questionnaire, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, the Nine-silhouette scale and the Exercise Motivation Inventory-2. Data analysis was conducted by Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Mann...
Este estudo investigou os traços de perfeccionismo e a satisfação das necessidades psicológicas básicas de atletas de futsal. Todos os atletas (n=301) inscritos na Liga Nacional de Futsal 2013 participaram da pesquisa, sendo categorizados quanto a titularidade (Titulares=156 e Não-titulares=145 atletas) e a classificação para a fase final do campeonato (classificados=134 atletas e não classificados=167 atletas)...
Esse presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar o nível de atividade física e a capacidade funcional dos idosos usuários das Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS) de um município do noroeste paranaense. Estudo transversal, realizado com 654 idosos, de ambos os sexos. Foram utilizados o International Physical Activity Questionnaire, a Escala de Katz e a Escala de Lawton. A análise dos dados foi realizada por meio dos...
The present study had the objective of analyzing the lifestyle profile of military policemen of the state of Paraná, male and female. A cross-sectional study of 144 military police officers. As a tool, the “Lifestyle Profile” questionnaire assesses lifestyle components through the Welfare Pentacle (nutrition, physical activity, preventive behavior, relationships, and stress management). The results showed that ...
Objetivo: comparar a capacidade funcional e a qualidade de vida de mulheres idosas que praticam e que não praticam hidroginástica. Métodos: trata-se de um experimento simples natural, de uma amostra de 40 mulheres idosas praticantes de hidroginástica e 40 não praticantes. O protocolo do Grupo de Desenvolvimento LatinoAmericano foi utilizado para avaliar a capacidade funcional e o WHOQOL-Bref e o WHOQOL-Old para...
Objective: to compare the functional capacity and quality of life of older women practicing and not practicing hydrogymnastics. Methods: this is a simple natural experiment study, of a sample of 40 older women practicing hydrogymnastics and 40 not practicing hydrogymnastics. Latin American Development Group’s protocol was used to evaluate the functional capacity, and the WHOQOL-Bref and Old was used to evaluate...