The present study investigated the cohesion of teams and group conflict, based on the theory of compliance goals, in young Brazilian athletes participating in the final phase of the School Games in the state of Pernambuco. The participants were 413 young athletes, boys (n= 227) and girls (n= 186) aged between 14 and 17 years. Participants completed self-report questionnaires to assess the Youth Sport Environmen...
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 o objetivo de analisar a vivência do agente comunitário de saúde (ACS) na violência contra os idosos. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, o qual avaliou 39 ACS, de cinco unidades básicas de saúde do município de Maringá, Paraná. A análise das entrevistas foi baseada na Análise de Conteúdo de Lawrence Bardin. O perfil dos participantes mostrou predominância de profissionais do sexo feminino, tota...
This narrative review aimed to present and discuss information regarding sedentary behavior and its impact on the health of the elderly. Sedentary behavior time is an important risk factor for disability, disability and increased mortality in the elderly. Exercise of 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity compensates for the increased risk and mortality associated with high sitting time. ...
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...
Introduction and objective: The present study investigated the level of anxiety, resilience, and cohesion of female athletes from a female futsal team in a short competition. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study, which was part of the research 12 futsal players of a team that played in the Brazilian University Games in 2017. As instrument was used the pre-competitive anxiety questionnaire (CSAI-2R), the...
This study aimed to verify the factors associated with smoking among the older adults and the influence of this habit on systemic arterial hypertension. It is a cross-sectional study carried out with 4023 older adults from 27 municipalities of Minas Gerais. The collection period was between November 2011 and April 2013, using a simple random sample. The data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statisti...
This study aim to evaluate inspiratory muscle training in the elderly with weaning from mechanical ventilation in the last five years. The literature review was carried out through publications indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) database: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), Latin American Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE...
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...