Abstract 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...
Resumo Analisar programas de intervenção para atividade física (AF) é de grande importância para auxiliar o avanço na área. A ferramenta RE-AIM vem sendo amplamente difundida na literatura. Neste sentido, o presente estudo objetivou identificar programas de intervenção para AF em escolares brasileiros e analisá-los por meio da ferramenta RE-AIM. A busca foi realizada nas bases Lilacs, SportDiscus, SciELO, Scopu...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of overweight in industry workers and its association with demographic and socioeconomic factors and soft drink intake (including type). Methods: This is a nationwide cross-sectional cohort survey of "Lifestyle and leisure habits of industry workers" conducted between 2006 and 2008 in 24 Brazilian federate units. The participants answered a previously tested questionnaire a...
To examine changes in the time spent in each mode of transportation used for going to school by gender and age among adolescents from Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Two school-based surveys were performed in 2001 (N = 5,028) and 2011 (N = 6,529) in high school students (15-19 years old). The mode of transportation (on foot; by bicycle; by bus; car/motorcycle) and the time spent for commuting to school were asses...