A5044813478- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Physical Education and Gymnastics
- Physical Activity and Health
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Physical Education and Sports Studies
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Healthcare Regulation
- Science and Education Research
- Physical Education and Pedagogy
- Religion and Society in Latin America
- Human Health and Disease
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Education during COVID-19 pandemic
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Health, Education, and Aging
- Doping in Sports
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Sports and Physical Education Research
- Occupational Health and Burnout
- Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2024
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
2012-2023
Universidade de Pernambuco
2007-2022
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
2018-2021
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
2011
Secretaria de Educação de Pernambuco
2010
The Structured Days Hypothesis (SDH) posits that children's behaviors associated with obesity - such as physical activity are more favorable on days contain 'structure' (i.e., a pre-planned, segmented, and adult-supervised environment) school weekdays, compared to less structure, weekend days. purpose of this study was compare moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) levels weekdays versus using large, multi-country, accelerometer-measured dataset.Data were received from the International Children's...
This article presents the recommendations from Physical Activity Guidelines for Brazilian Population.A steering committee composed of a chair, 6 experts in physical activity, and representatives Ministry Health/Brazil, Pan American Health Organization, Society designed guidelines, which was implemented by 8 working groups, as follows: (1) understanding (2) children up to 5 years old, (3) youth 17 (4) adults, (5) older adults (60 above), (6) education at school, (7) pregnant postpartum women,...
Physical education (PE) plays a critical role in the healthy development of youth; however, influence PE classes helping to provide students with health-related behavior patterns is not clear. This study aims analyze whether participation associated among high school students.A total 4210 attending public schools Pernambuco (northeast Brazil) were selected using random 2-stage cluster sampling. Data collected by Global School-based Student Health Survey. The independent variable was...
OBJETIVO: Identificar a prevalência e fatores associados nível insuficiente de prática atividades físicas exposição comportamento sedentário em adolescentes. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal cuja amostra foi constituída por 4210 estudantes do ensino médio (14-19 anos), selecionados através amostragem conglomerados dois estágios. Para coleta dados utilizado o questionário "Global School-based Student Health Survey". Sujeitos que relataram participar de, pelo menos, 60 minutos diários moderadas...
O objetivo foi descrever usuários e não-usuários do Programa Academia da Cidade de Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. Foram selecionados quatro dos 19 pólos programa. Para cada usuário sorteado, selecionado um não-usuário, que pareado ao em termos sexo, idade (±5 anos) local residência. A amostra composta por 277 não-usuários. Entre os não-usuários, 22% referiram nunca ter ouvido falar já ouviram programa, 54,3% o conhecem terem visto pólo. usuários, principal motivo para a participação no programa...
O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a associação entre fatores demográficos, sócio-econômicos, escolares e comportamentais prevalência de sobrepeso obesidade em adolescentes. A amostra constituída por 4.210 estudantes (14-19 anos) da rede pública estadual Pernambuco, Brasil, selecionados mediante amostragem conglomerados dois estágios. Além das medidas antropométricas, dados pessoais foram coletadas usando o Global School-Based Health Survey. Pontos corte utilizados para classificação dos...
It was to investigate the cluster of four main risk behaviors (smoking, alcohol, physical inactivity and low consumption fruits vegetables) related chronic diseases from Northeastern Brazil.Cross-sectional study with a representative sample (n = 600) high school students public schools in Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil. The evaluated by comparing observed prevalence expected all possibilities coupling between behaviors. logistic regression analysis performed grouping three or behaviors, after...
This article describes the process and methods used in development of first ever Physical Activity Guidelines for Brazilian Population.The steering committee established 8 working groups based on other guidelines agenda public health physical activity (PA) promotion: (1) understanding PA; (2) children up to 5 years; (3) youth (6-17 y); (4) adults; (5) older adults (60 years above); (6) education at school; (7) pregnant postpartum women; (8) people with disabilities. Working were formed...
This study aims to describe changes in gender and wealth inequalities leisure-time physical activity (PA) of Brazilians during a 6-year interval. It also evaluate regarding PA public programs awareness, participation, access spaces for PA.Data from 2 population-based surveys conducted 2013 2019 were used. Leisure-time prevalence was assessed considering those reporting ≥150 minutes per week. The authors evaluated calculating differences ratios, using the slope index inequality concentration...
As aulas de educação física (EF) escolar representam um momento propício para conhecer e vivenciar a pluralidade do movimento humano, favorecendo promoção uma vida ativa saudável. A importância da EF foi reconhecida pelo Guia Atividade Física População Brasileira (Guia), que dedicou capítulo orientar comunidade sobre os benefícios à saúde as estratégias sucesso adotadas nas escolar. O objetivo deste estudo é apresentar o processo elaboração das recomendações brasileiras população brasileira,...
Social isolation was adopted as a strategy to reduce the transmission speed of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in several countries world, including Brazil. As result, schools were closed and routines children altered, affecting sleep, sedentary behavior, physical activity. The present study aims compare children’s weekly routine time spent on behavior activity before during Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A cross-sectional with quantitative...
OBJECTIVE Translate the Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise questionnaire, adapt it cross-culturally identify psychometric properties of psychosocial scales physical activity in young university students. METHODS The questionnaire is made up 39 items divided into constructs based on social cognitive theory transtheoretical model. analyzed were, as follows: behavior change strategy (15 items), decision-making process (10), self-efficacy (6), support from family (4),...
Objective: To analyze whether psychosocial factors and physical activity are predictors of fruit vegetable intake in young adults attending college. Methods: This cross-sectional study included a representative sample students from public university the Brazilian Northeast (n=717). Fruit was measured by Food Frequency Questionnaire containing 21 items. The for behavior change, questionnaire, were: change strategy, self-efficacy, perceived barriers facilitators decision making, social...
The purpose of this study was to systematically review the Brazilian literature on prevalence obesity and associated factors in adolescents. search carried out electronic databases Pubmed Bireme, using keywords: obesity, overweight, BMI, adolescents Brazil. following inclusion criteria were considered: adolescents, BMI-based estimates, publication until 2007, adequate methodology. After examination titles, abstracts full texts, 27 papers fulfilled our criteria. For describing studies,...
O objetivo do presente estudo foi identificar e analisar a visao que os professores atuam no Programa Academia da Cidade (PAC) em Recife, PE constroem respeito impacto/relevância, das dificuldades envolvimento da comunidade em relacao proposta. PAC um programa publico vinculado Secretaria de Saude municipio. Foram elaborados e aplicados questionarios entrevistas com profissionais trabalhavam quatro polos PAC. A amostra composta da seguinte forma: foram aplicados 12 (abordagem quantitativa)...
O objetivo deste artigo foi descrever o ambiente escolar e verificar se ele varia de acordo com tipo escola (regular versus referencia). Este um estudo transversal, componente analitico desenvolvido em 103 escolas publicas estaduais Recife que oferecem ensino medio. Foram investigadas as seguintes variaveis: escola, quantidade semanal aulas educacao fisica, atividades extracurriculares, qualidade dos espacos fisicos. Os dados foram analisados no SPSS 15.0, tendo sido utilizados os testes...