Atividades físicas e barreiras referidas por adolescentes atendidos num serviço de saúde. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n3p163

Abstract

-This study characterized the physical activity and barriers reported by adolescents attending the Physical Education service of the Adolescent Care and Support Center, São Paulo, Brazil. An exploratory study was conducted using anamnesis data from 118 adolescents aged 10 to 19 years seen between April 2005 and June 2008. The following aspects were analyzed according to gender and age group: participation in leisure-time physical activities and physical education classes, physical activity preferences, and barriers to preferred physical activity. Data are reported as frequencies and were compared by Fisher's exact test. Enjoying physical activities was reported by 93.2% of the adolescents, whereas 50.8% did not perform any physical activity during their leisure time. The lack of participation in school physical education classes predominated among older adolescents of both genders. Games and team games were the preferred activities, irrespective of gender or age. The lack of company or friends and the lack of places were the most frequently reported barriers to preferred physical activity. The results highlight the importance of a health service program for adolescents that promotes, guides, and supports a more active lifestyle.

Barreiras para a prática de atividade física no lazer em estudantes universitários

“…Students in the last years of the course mentioned mainly the situational barriers, probably due to the demand of the final years, such as the participation in internships and final project, as well as other possible demands such as need to enter the labor market. The other socio-demographic indicators, and also those relating to the affiliation program with the university, did not show an association with those barriers, similar to the survey performed in 2007, with Physical Education students of the same institution of this study 17 , and also in a study with Brazilian adolescents and adults 18 , and Spanish adults 19 . The university students perception of barriers is possibly similar for men and women, for students of different age ranges, study period and among those who work or have internship activities, probably because of the academic context, which seems to equally affect both groups.…”

Barreiras à prática de atividades físicas de adolescentes escolares da zona rural do sul do Rio Grande do Sul

“…A variável sexo esteve associada com as barreiras preguiça/cansaço (p<0,001), medo de se machucar (p<0,001), falta de companhia, (p<0,001), dias de chuva (p=0,009), falta de local adequado (p<0,001), dias muito quentes (p=0,002) e dias muito frios (p<0,001). No que se refere à idade, verificou-se que os adolescentes mais velhos (16)(17)(18)(19)) relataram a falta de local adequado como um empecilho à prática (p=0,01) quando comparado aos adolescentes de mais jovens. Indivíduos de cor da pele não branca indicaram mais frequentemente a falta de dinheiro como uma barreira à prática de atividade física do que os de cor da pele branca.…”

Interpersonal styles, motivation and satisfaction in physical education classes and physical activity level in adolescents

“…In a three-year study (Garcia & Fisberg, 2011) with Brazilian teenagers, 90% reported enjoying physical activities, but less than 50% did so in their leisure time, physical education classes being the primary incentive. The lack of friend participation and venues were the external barriers reported by these individuals, and the authors observed the need for better knowledge of internal factors that can mediate the practice of physical activities.…”