Fatores associados à inatividade física no lazer e principais barreiras na percepção de trabalhadores da indústria do Sul do Brasil

[Occupational factors and physical activity among public school teachers: a prospective cohort study]

The association between self-reported changes in working conditions and the incidence of recommended levels of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among middle and high school teachers of the public school network was analyzed. It is a prospective cohort in which 298 teachers from the public middle and high school network in Londrina, State of Paraná, were monitored for 24 months. The incidence of recommended LTPA levels (≥150 minutes/week) was the study outcome. The analysis included adjusted Poisson regression models, using those who had the worst working conditions in the baseline, and remained unchanged in the follow-up, as a reference group. The incidence of recommended levels of LTPA was 23.2%, being higher among those who maintained a good balance between their personal and professional lives (RR=3.50; 95%CI=1.26-9.72), frequently became exhausted at work (RR=2.47; 95%CI=1.10-5.56), infrequently became exhausted at work (RR=2.42; 95%CI=1.09-5.36), rarely became exhausted at work (RR=2.78; 95%CI=1.30-5.95), rarely began to work too hard (RR=2.69; 95%CI=1.24-5.87) and those who rarely needed to work too much (RR=3.25; 95%CI=1.46-7.26). These results indicate the importance of improving working conditions in the promotion of AFTL.

Prevalencia de enfermedades no transmisibles y factores de riesgo en industria de Minas Gerais

Objetivo: estimar a prevalência de doenças e agravos não transmissíveis e seus fatores de risco em industriários de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Materiais e método: estudo transversal com dados secundários cedidos pelo Serviço Social da Indústria. As variáveis estudadas foram tabagismo, uso de álcool, inatividade física, alimentação inadequada, excesso de peso, doenças e agravos não transmissíveis referidos e autoavaliação da saúde. Calcularam-se as prevalências e as diferenças segundo sexo, faixa etária e escolaridade pelo teste x2 de Pearson. Na sequência, calcularam-se as razões de prevalência ajustadas pelas covariáveis por meio de regressão de Poisson. Resultados: foram estudados 34.072 trabalhadores. A prevalência de prática insuficiente de atividade física foi 75 %, consumo inadequado de frutas 66 % e consumo regular de refrigerante ou suco artificial 42 %. O tabagismo foi relatado por 10 %, fumo passivo no ambiente de trabalho por 14 % e uso abusivo de álcool por 30 %.  Dos trabalhadores, 55 % estavam acima do peso, 2 % referiram diabetes, 10 % hipertensão e 10 % colesterol elevado. Homens apresentaram maiores prevalências de alimentação inadequada e colesterol elevado. Conclusões: os resultados mostram baixa prevalência de atividade física, alto consumo de alimentos não saudáveis e de sobrepeso, além de elevada prevalência de consumo abusivo de álcool entre trabalhadores das indústrias de Minas Gerais.

Barreiras à prática de atividades físicas no lazer em usuários de transporte público de Campo Grande/MS

RESUMO Objetivou-se detectar as barreiras às atividades físicas no lazer (AFL) e correlacioná-las com o sexo e a região de residência. Participaram 389 adultos usuários de transporte público, dos sexos masculino e feminino. O sexo feminino associou-se estatisticamente com ambiente insuficientemente seguro, tarefas domésticas, compromissos familiares, falta de companhia, falta de recursos financeiros, falta de conhecimento/orientação, falta de energia/cansaço físico, falta de habilidades físicas, dores leves/mal-estar, falta de interesse e preocupação com a aparência. A região de moradia associou-se estatisticamente com a falta de equipamentos. Conclui-se que o lazer dos participantes é influenciado pelo contexto, envolvendo características biopsicossociais, experiências, políticas públicas e papéis sociais.

[Access to public physical activity programs in Brazil: National Health Survey, 2013]

The article sought to describe awareness of public physical activity programs, practice of physical activity in public programs and barriers related to non-participation in these programs in a national representative sample according to sex, age, skin color, income, state and having been visited by a family health team (EqSF, in Portuguese) in the previous year. This is a cross-sectional survey with data from the Brazilian National Health Survey, 2013. We carried out descriptive analyses using the distribution of relative frequencies and their respective 95% confidence intervals, weighted in the sample design. We included 60,202 individuals. We found a 20% prevalence of awareness and, of these, 9.7% reported practicing physical activity in public programs. Most commonly reported barriers were lack of time (41.4%) and lack of interest in available activities (29.7%). Women have greater awareness when compared with men, but levels of physical activity were similar in both sexes. Awareness and physical activity were higher in the older age groups. Awareness increased with income, but the poorest participate more in public physical activity programs when compared with the other income categories. Awareness and physical activity were similar among those who were and were not visited by EqSF. Prevalences of awareness and participation in public physical activity programs are not expressive, with nearly 30% of individuals disinterested in current programs. Local-regional efforts are needed so that physical activity can be established as a health promotion tool.

Insufficient free-time physical activity and occupational factors in Brazilian public school teachers

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate if perceived occupational factors are associated with insufficient free-time physical activity in Brazilian public school teachers.

METHODS

The relationship between insufficient physical activity (< 150 minutes/week) and variables related to work was analyzed in 978 elementary and high school teachers calculating the prevalence ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) in Poisson regression models, adjusted for sociodemographic and health variables.

RESULTS

The prevalence of insufficient physical activity was 71.9%, and this condition was associated independently with the perception of bad or regular balance between personal and professional life (PR = 1.09; 95%CI 1.01–1.18), perception that standing time affects the work (PR = 1.16; 95%CI 1.01–1.34), low or very low perception of current ability for the physical requirements of work (PR = 1.21; 95%CI 1.08–1.35), and temporary employment contract (PR = 1.13; 95%CI 1.03–1.25). The teaching of physical education was associated with lower prevalence of insufficient physical activity (PR = 0.78; 95%CI 0.64–0.95).

CONCLUSIONS

The perception of adverse working conditions is associated with increased prevalence of insufficient physical activity in teachers and should be considered for the promotion of physical activity in this population.

Fatores relacionados à inatividade física no lazer em mulheres obesas

Resumo Objetivo Verificar os fatores relacionados à inatividade física (IF) no lazer em mulheres com excesso de peso. Métodos Estudo transversal, recorte de um projeto matriz denominado “Monitoramento remoto de enfermagem de mulheres com excesso de peso”, desenvolvido em ambulatório de referência para obesidade, em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil, no qual uma equipe multidisciplinar cerca de 300 usuários do Sistema Único de Saúde, sendo 91% mulheres, razão pela qual foram selecionadas para o estudo. Mediante consulta aos prontuários 174 mulheres foram recrutadas atendendo aos critérios de inclusão para o projeto matriz: ter excesso de peso (IMC ≥25 kg/m2), idade superior a 18 anos, comparecido a consulta médica nos últimos doze meses e telefone fixo e/ou celular. Foram critérios de exclusão: ausência de condições físicas para medidas antropométricas e cognitivas para responder aos instrumentos da pesquisa, distúrbios psiquiátricos, uso de drogas para perda de peso e realização de cirurgia bariátrica. Obedeceu-se as orientações do processamento e de análise dos dados do IPAQ. Resultados Houve alta prevalência de IF (85,2%) e associação significante entre IF e índice de massa corporal, autoeficácia para atividade física, percepção do ambiente, dependentes no domicílio, estado de saúde percebido e número de comorbidades. Na regressão, a IF associou-se ao número de comorbidades (RP:1,31; IC 95% 1,06;1,64); a autopercepção de saúde ruim (RP: 1,28; 1,01;1,61); a baixa autoeficácia (RP:1,27; 1,06; 1,51) e a percepção do ambiente ruim (RP:1,27; IC 95% 1,01;1,60). Conclusão A IF no lazer associou-se a variáveis individuais e ambientais.

The effect of Rosmarinus herbal tea on occupational burnout in Iran Chemical Industry Investment company employees

BACKGROUND

Burnout is one of the most important problems that the employees encounter. Many health problems arise due to burnout which is to be dealt with by the employees and the owners in the industry. Among many different ways of dealing with this problem, herbal therapy seems to be a promising solution. The present study intended to investigate the effect of Rosmarinus officinalis (RO) on burnout in employees who work in industrial environments.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

An experimental study was performed to see whether RO has an effect on burnout or not. A total of 66 employees, aged between 20 and 60 years, who had worked for at least 1 year in the technical wards of Iran Chemical Industry Investment Company took part in the study. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups of control (n = 33) and RO (n = 33). The RO group received 4 g of Rosemary in 150 cc water per day for 2 months. The control group, on the other hand, did not receive anything. The data were collected via Geldard (1989) Burnout Inventory before and after the treatment. A t-test was performed to analyze the collected data.

RESULTS

The results of statistical tests showed that after intervention, the score of occupational burnout in RO group was better, and a significant difference was found between the control and experimental groups (P = 0.03), in favor of the experimental group.

CONCLUSIONS

The results of the study revealed that Rosmarinus had a positive effect on burnout in employees in this study. Further studies in this field are suggested.