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| Author(s): |
Jefferson Thiago Gonela
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2010-08-20 |
| Examining board members: |
Maria Lucia Zanetti;
Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira
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| Advisor: | Maria Lucia Zanetti |
| Abstract | |
Physical activity is considered one of the treatment pillars of diabetes mellitus. This way it is recommended that the professional recognizes the physical activity´s level of the people with diabetes mellitus for the prescription of physical activity aiming benefits in health. It\'s a cross-sectional study done in 2009 in a Basic District Health Unit in one city of São Paulo state. The objective was to analyze the level of physical activity from people with diabetes mellitus type 2 according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The sample was composed by 134 subjects with diabetes mellitus type 2 from May through August, 2009. For the sampling frame was used a questionnaire with clinical and demographic variables and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Statistical analysis used descriptive statistic, the ANOVA test and the chi-square test. To calculate the level of physical activity it was used the Guidelines for Data Processing and Analysis of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) - Short and Long Forms (2005). Results showed that the average age of the subjects were among 63,5 years (± 10,3); time of the diagnosis 11,7 years (±7,9). Related to the level of physical activity 11,9% were sedentary, 50% and 17,9% were physically active and very physically active, respectively. Fifty-six per cent (56%) of the subjects didn\'t exercise in any type of physical activity in their leisure time. There were an inverse correlation between the level of physical activity and the age. The median time spent seated was higher than 5 hours per day. However, the time spent on this position showed an inverse correlation with the level of the subjects\' physical activity. It suggests that the right advice of physical activity might diminish the time spent on seated position and promote a healthier way of life related to physical activity. Results showed that the practice of physical activity during leisure time didn\'t reach even half of the subjects of the study and that only 20,1% reached the levels of physical activity recommended for obtaining health benefits. It\'s recommended the needy to create a diabetes educational group for a better control of this chronic condition giving emphasis to the physical activity. (AU) | |