The introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has deeply changed the course of HIV infection with increase in survival and improvement in quality of life as well as partial restoration of the immune system. After about ten years from the HAART use, the effects of combination treatment / virus started to come out. Among these, we can mention changes in lipid metabolism with hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia and redistribution of body fat as risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Observational studies with people living with HIV / AIDS evidence that when an individual finds out that he/she is an HIV/AIDS patient, he/she end ups feeling fear or shame, reducing hence social circle, work and leisure activities, and becomes isolated at home or in small groups which have common identity of HIV / AIDS patients. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the relationship between the level of habitual physical activity and recreation of people living with HIV / AIDS and its relation with metabolic changes. The patients were classified into active and sedentary, using the Habitual Physical Activity questionnaire proposed by Baecke and validated for HIV / AIDS patients. Classification was conducted according to the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine. Metabolism was assessed through plasma levels of glucose, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, using commercial kits. The sample consisted of 65 HIV patients who used HAART for at least five years. 64.6% were classified as sedentary and 35.4% as active. The study shows a direct relationship between physical activity level and higher levels of HDL -cholesterol in HIV / AIDS. HDL -Cholesterol is a lipoprotein of cardiovascular protection and, although other assessed parameters have not shown difference, these results highlight the need for additional studies on risk factors and physical activity for HIV / AIDS enabling proposals for specific interventions for these patients.
IntroduçãoAs atividades de aventura vêm se difundindo desde a última década e hoje são praticadas por uma diversidade de pessoas que, muitas vezes, têm pouco conhecimento sobre os aspectos técnicos e de segurança que esta prática exige, porque, acima de tudo, estes praticantes querem viver suas emoções (PEREIRA; ARMBRUST; RICARDO, 2008).Estas atividades são dotadas de um forte sentido de risco e incerteza, e, embora hoje tenham conotação urbana, o seu sentido foi produzido originalmente em interface com práticas em ambientes naturais. Outro diferencial em relação aos esportes convencionais é a busca e valorização do imprevisível em seus objetivos (DIAS, 2007 No contexto da prática destas atividades, os seus adeptos muitas vezes afirmam sentir sensações prazerosas no momento da prática, assim como confirma o estudo de Lavoura, Schwartz e Machado (2008), em que os sujeitos da pesquisa citaram sentir sensações prazerosas e receosas, além de emoções durante a prática de esportes de aventura.Para situar a qualidade dessas sensações, a Teoria do Fluxo será o suporte teórico deste estudo, buscando-se investigar o que torna uma tarefa intrinsecamente motivadora (sentimentos de prazer). O fluxo é um estado mental de profundo envolvimento com a tarefa presente, em Motriz, Rio Claro, v.17 n.4, p.591-599, out./dez. 2011 Flow state in climbing and skate downhill practitionersAbstract: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Flow state in climbing and skate downhill practitioners. The subjects were 37 practitioners. The instruments used were the Sport Motivations Scale (SMS) and Perception Capacity Achievement Task Form. Data collection was performed at the locations of these practice activities. For data analysis it was used the Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney and Anova one-way. The results showed: 4,54% of climbing practitioners and 13,33% of skate-downhill reached flow state elements; most of practitioners prevailed between the flow phase of anxiety or relaxation and phase of exaltation or control; and the practice time contributed to reach goals and Flow State. It was concluded that the Flow State had low prevalence in practitioners with interference of lack of balance between the perception of the goals, skills and challenges in the adventure activities.
Este estudo discute características de crianças que ingressam no ensino fundamental. Mais especificamente, o objetivo do estudo foi analisar a proficiência motora dessas crianças em relação com o nível socioeconômico e as interações sociais. O trabalho foi realizado com 30 crianças, as quais foram analisadas a partir do cruzamento de dados provenientes de teste de proficiência motora, questionário socioeconômico, observação direta e sociograma. Os resultados apontam que existe significância entre índices maiores de renda e sociabilidade com proficiência motora. Entretanto, o estudo também aponta para os desvios em relação à tendência encontrada, refletindo sobre a necessidade em se analisar os fatores macroscópicos do desenvolvimento sem recorrer a determinismos.
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