Barreiras percebidas e hábitos de atividade física de adolescentes escolares de uma cidade do sul do Brasil.<br>DOI:10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n6p422

Abstract

-The purpose of this study was to analyze physical activity (PA) habits and perceived barriers to PA in high school students from the municipality of Santa Maria, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A total of 424 students with a mean age of 15.69 (± 0.9) years, 54.72% of them male and 45.28% female, took part in the study. The third part of the COMPAC questionnaire was used to assess physical activity habits, and the questionnaire developed by Martins and Petroski (2000), adapted for this study population, to investigate perceived barriers to physical activity. The main perceived barriers were time devoted to studies, absence of an exercise partner, poor weather and long work hours. Girls perceived more barriers than boys. Nearly one-third of participants (32.35%) were considered insufficiently active. Engagement in moderate to vigorous PA differed significantly (p<0.05) between genders, girls being less active. Walking was the most widely practiced activity among girls (76.04%), whereas boys favored soccer (71.90%). There were significant differences in PA between private and public school students; those enrolled in state-run schools were most active. Our results can serve as a reference for specific actions designed to promote physical activity and health. Key words: Adolescent; Adolescent health; Motor activity. Resumo -O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as barreiras percebidas e os hábitos de atividade física (AF) de escolares da 1ª série do Ensino Médio de Santa Maria -RS

Barreiras para atividade física em adolescentes: validade e reprodutibilidade de um instrumento

“…O estudo de Dambros et al 17 foi conduzido utilizando um instrumento originalmente proposto para ser utilizado em adultos. Os três estudos acima descritos não mencionam em seus procedimentos aspectos relacionados à validade dos instrumentos para a utilização em adolescentes, o que pode, ao menos em parte, comprometer a interpretação dos resultados.…”

“…Em cidades brasileiras como Pelotas-RS 5 , Santa Maria-RS 17 , Curitiba-PR 19 e em outros países como a Malásia 27 os resultados indicaram forte influência de barreiras ambientais relacionadas às características climáticas dessas regiões, com verões quentes, invernos frios e com chuvas abundantes, que se assemelha muito a realidade climática da cidade onde o presente estudo foi desenvolvido. No entanto, esta não se configurou como uma barreira entre a amostra estudada.…”

Perceived Barriers to Leisure-Time Physical Activity in the Brazilian Population

“…Las barreras a la AF más reportadas entre los adolescentes fueron la falta de compañía, la falta de apoyo social de amigos y familiares, mal tiempo y bajo acceso a lugares de AF. 4 (Physical Education Professional) Rodrigo Siqueira Reis 5,6 (Physical Education Professional)…”

“…Systematic reviews have demonstrated an inverse relationship between the perception and number of barriers and levels of PA 3,4 . Furthermore, the perceived barriers to PA can vary between age groups and according to the context of people's lives 5 , as demonstrated in several cross-sectional studies on adolescents 6,7 , adults 8,9 , and older adults 10,11 . These differences may be explained, at least in part, by social, cultural and environmental characteristics such as norms and local culture 12,13 .…”

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

“…The perception of situational barriers among students may be related to the academic period with large fluctuations, as also observed in school students, which feature educational routines similar to university students 12 . High school students of Santa Maria (Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil), refer to the situational barrier of the four main options, among the 21 options of barriers: time dedicated to study, lack of adequate climate and overwork 12 .…”