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Efeito agudo da prática esportiva com engajamento cognitivo nas funções executivas em crianças

O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar o efeito agudo da prática de uma sessão de futsal com engajamento cognitivo na memória de trabalho e no controle inibitório de crianças. Trata-se de um estudo controlado e randomizado com abordagem quantitativa do tipo Crossover. Foram recru...

Motivos de adesão, aderência e desistência de adultos com obesidade em um programa de exercícios físicos

O estudo teve como objetivo determinar os motivos de adesão, aderência e desistência de adultos com obesidade em um programa de intervenção de exercícios físicos. Trata-se de uma estudo descritivo com 69 adultos com obesidade, os quais estiveram envolvidos em um ensaio clínico controlado. Nos gru...

Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health, quality of life and level of physical activity in university students

Young people can have negative repercussions on their mental health, quality of life and on illnesses related to physical inactivity due to social isolation and fear of the disease (Covid-19). This study aimed to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality of life, level of...

Sleep disorders and regular physical exercise in primary health care: an observational study

Physical exercise is currently considered a non-pharmacological alternative to improve sleep quality, but due to the lack of knowledge of some professionals, it is not widely used for this purpose. Thus, the objective of this study was to compare sleep quality, the presence of sleep disorders and insomni...

Management and prevention of diabetes in primary health care in Amazonas

Actions for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes (T2DM PM) are priorities within primary health care, from the dispensing of specific medications to non-pharmacological actions, such as physical activity and nutrition. The aim of the study was to describe prevention and man-agemen...

Physical activity and physical fitness according to loneliness levels in adults 50+

Loneliness is a perception of dissatisfaction that seems to be the result of a lack of significant re-lationships, with multiple potential causal factors. The current body of research is not conclusive in relation to the link between loneliness and physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) in adul...

Avaliação de programa de atividade física para escolares: desenvolvimento e validação de instrumento

Este estudo objetiva desenvolver e validar um instrumento para avaliar dimensões do planejamento e processo de implementação de um programa de intervenção voltado à promoção de atividade física em escolares. Foi conduzido um estudo metodológico realizado durante os meses de julho a dezembro de ...

Changes in anxiety and depression levels after two exercises programs with women attending the Health Academy Program

This study investigated changes in anxiety and depression symptoms after two exercise programs with adult women attending the Health Academy Program. Based on non-probabilistic sampling, a total of 93 adult women (aged range: 19–77 years) were recruited into two health units, selected to receive exerci...

COVID-19 pandemic and physical inactivity in Brazilian university students: a multicenter study

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of physical inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with variables of the pandemic context in Brazilian university students. A cross-sectional, multicentric study was carried out in five public universities in different geographi...