Characteristics and counseling strategies for physical activity used by primary health care professionals

Datos Bibliográficos

ID16827600
AutoresSheylane de Queiroz Moraes (0000-0002-2389-7426, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina), Francisco Timbó De Paiva Neto (0000-0002-5477-3645, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein), Mathias Roberto Loch (0000-0002-2680-4686, Universidade Estadual de Londrina), Rogério César Fermino (0000-0002-9028-4179, Universidade Federal Tecnológica do Paraná, Brazil), Cassiano Ricardo Rech (0000-0002-9647-3448, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)
Año2024
Volumen29
Número1
Fecha de publicación2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1413-81232024291.00692023en
OpenAlexW4390658960
SCIELO_PIDS1413-81232024000100304
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas36

This study aim to describe the characteristics and strategies of counseling for physical activity used by Primary Health Care (PHC) professionals. A survey was carried out with 587 (85.4% women) health professionals who work in PHC in Florianopolis, in the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Counseling carried out in the last 12 months was considered. Operational aspects related to counseling practices and strategies used for counseling were evaluated. The frequency of physical activity guidance was 86.2% (95%CI = 83.2-88.8%). Counseling was characterized as a brief practice, carried out in individual consultations, aimed at adults and the older adults and people with morbidities. The most used strategy was to guide users to participate in physical activity groups at the Health Center (89.5%) and in relation to the 5As method, giving some “advice” was the most used strategy (99.0%) and the least used. used was to follow strategies (22.6%). Counseling for physical activity has been based on a brief practice, carried out in individual consultations and focused on people with morbidities and on adults and the elderly. The strategies used do not seem to cover the full care of the advised users

Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health professionals · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Primary care · Primary health care · Healthcare Regulation · Medicine · Nursing · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Youth, Drugs, and Violence · Gerontology