Background: Demands as to productivity transform the work environment more and more stressful, and negatively impact on the motivation of workers and the performance of their work activities. Initiatives seek to consolidate advances in policies for comprehensive care for workers health, with actions to prevent injuries and promote health. Offering workers a Labor Gymnastics Program (PGL), which is not restricted to attention to musculoskeletal disorders, becomes a tool to encourage change in habits. Aim: To identify possible changes in workers habits after the implementation of a PGL. Method: 41 workers in the administrative area and support from a teaching hospital in the municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul answered the questionnaire. The questionnaire includes variables on eating habits, displacement and physical activity, applied before and after intervention. The sessions were held during the workday, with frequency of three times a week, on alternate days, for 4 months, composed of physical activities and information on dietary reeducation, postural education, body awareness and the importance of regular physical activity. Results: There is a predominance of females (61.0%), and age of 33.5±10.2 years. Changes in some habits were identified: increase in the number of workers who practice regular physical activity (p=0.01), increase in the duration and frequency of activity (p=0.04), and maintenance / reduction in the frequency of consumption of “Embedded” (p=0.03). Conclusion: It was possible to identify positive changes in workers habits after the implementation of the PGL, suggesting that it is an important strategy in the field of health promotion.
Background: The state of health of rural workers is influenced by the living conditions to which they are subjected, including social, economic, technological and organizational aspects. Given the scarcity of studies on this population of workers, establishing their profile is necessary. Objectives: To analyze cardiovascular risk according to demographic factors and anthropometric status of rural workers under the Pardo River Valley Regional Development Council (COREDE-VRP). Methods: Cross-sectional analytical study with rural workers in five municipalities in the COREDE-VRP southern region. We administered a structured questionnaire for lifestyle socioeconomic information, physical activity and self-reported health. Anthropometric measurements, resting heart rate and electrocardiogram (ECG) were performed to analyze heart rate variability (HRV). Results: Women exhibited higher cardiovascular risk, which in turn did not differ as a function of age, marital status, socioeconomic status or lifestyle. We found a relationship between cardiovascular risk and anthropometric measurements, but not with cardiovascular variables. Conclusion: Women exhibited higher cardiovascular risk, which was not associated with marital status, socioeconomic status, alcohol use, smoking, sleep disorders or physical activity. Therefore, we emphasize the relationship between cardiovascular risk and anthropometric variables, as well as the lack of association with heart rate and autonomic imbalance.
Objetivo: analisar os indicadores de internação hospitalar e mortalidade decorrentes da diabetes mellitus, considerando a 28ª região de saúde do estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Brasil). Métodos: estudo retrospectivo e descritivo dos indicadores epidemiológicos disponibilizados no site da Secretaria Estadual de Saúde. Foram coletados, no período de 2015 e 2016, os casos notificados de internação e óbito de indivíduos resultantes de intercorrência causada pela diabetes mellitus, gerando um coeficiente de mortalidade e taxa de internação hospitalar. Para a análise dos dados, um valor de p≤0,05 foi considerado significativo, usando o Microsoft Office Excel® 2016 e o aplicativo estatístico EpiInfo®. Resultados: ao comparar os dados da região estudada, pôde-se observar que não houveram discrepâncias no número de internações de um ano para o outro. Entretanto, observou-se que os óbitos foram maiores em 2016. Quando foram analisados os indicadores a nível estadual, identificou-se menor taxa de internação hospitalar na região de saúde; em contrapartida, o coeficiente de mortalidade aumentou. É importante ressaltar também que observou-se um percentual mais elevado de internação dos indivíduos do sexo feminino, enquanto que o número de óbitos foi maior para o sexo masculino. Conclusão: através deste estudo, foi possível analisar os indicadores pesquisados, traçando um perfil epidemiológico para a 28ª região de saúde do estado do Rio Grande do Sul e, desta maneira, incentivar políticas de saúde para minimizar o impacto da diabetes mellitus.
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