Nível de atividade física de residentes de um programa de residência multiprofissional em saúde

Abstract

The present study aimed to verify the physical activity levels of first and second year residents of an Integrated Multiprofessional Residency Program in Health of a University of the interior of Rio Grande do Sul. This is a cross-sectional quantitative-descriptive research, which had a sample of 83 residents belonging to the three multiprofessional residency programs. Two questionnaires were used to collect data: the first a biossocial instruments of work with sociodemographic and labor information, prepared by the researchers themselves, and the second International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The classification of the subjects from the questionnaire refers to the time (minutes per week) and the amount of days (in the week) spent performing physical activities of different intensities, following WHO recommendations. The results showed that the emphasis with the best indicators of physical activity levels was Mother-Infant with 81.7% of the participants classified as Active or Very Active, and the emphasis that presented the worst indicators of physical activity was the Chronic-Degenerative, with 58.3% of the participants classified as Insufficiently Active (A and B) and Sedentary.. Other relevant data were weight gain, 37 participants reported having gained weight since joining the home, this fact has a close relationship with the lack of regular physical activity. The results point to the need for worker health care strategies, and an interesting proposal is the workout programs, which have proven to bring health benefits in their various aspects.