Impact of workplace gymnastics on quality of life of general services assistants in a hospital institution.

Introduction: The adoption of worker care by organizations has been subject of several studies. Hospitals are strategic spaces for health promotion actions to be developed.

Objectives: To analyze the effects of a workplace gymnastics program on the quality of life of hospital workers.

Morphofunctional parameters, physical fitness and musculoskeletal symptoms in cooperative recyclers.

Introduction: Members of solid waste recycling cooperatives are exposed to serious conditions and complications in their everyday life, which makes them likely to present poor quality of life and unfavorable health conditions in their work environment.

Objectives: To evaluate morphofunctional parameters, physical fitness, and musculoskeletal symptoms of workers at solid waste recycling cooperatives in Maringá, state of Paraná, Brazil.

Methods: This was a quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive study.

Effectiveness of interdisciplinary health education programs for individuals with fibromyalgia: A systematic review.

Fibromyalgia has been increasing worldwide and is considered a public health problem. Nonpharmacological treatment through exercise and education is recommended for fibromyalgia management. In this sense, there is a need for interdisciplinary programs to promote health and improve symptoms in fibromyalgia.

Sports and Functional Training Improve a Subset of Obesity-Related Health Parameters in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

To investigate the effects of two different modes of physical activity on body composition, physical fitness, cardiometabolic risk, and psychological responses in female adolescents participating in a multi-disciplinary program. The 12-week randomized intervention included 25-adolescents with overweight divided into two groups: sports practice-SPG and functional training-FTG. The SPG intervention was divided into three sports: basketball, handball, and futsal.

Psychological Factors Predicting Sedentary Behavior of Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Brazil.

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the psychological factors that might predict the sedentary behavior of 654 older adults from the South Region of Brazil. The participants were evaluated by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire; Mini-Mental State Exam; Geriatric Anxiety Scale; and the scales Geriatric Depression, Purpose in Life, Perceived Stress, Rosenberg Self-Esteem, and Satisfaction with Life. Data analysis was conducted through Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis (p < .

Group Nutrition Counseling or Individualized Prescription for Women With Obesity? A Clinical Trial.

This study investigates the effects of group counseling vs. individual dietary prescription on physical, nutritional, and mental health in overweight or obese women. Seventy-four women aged 40-59 years with body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m were randomized into 2 intervention arms: group nutrition counseling (GNC) or individualized nutrition prescription (INP).

The influence of age and overweight or obesity on foot sensitivity and postural control: A systematic review.

Objective: To perform a systematic review on the influence of age and overweight-or obesity-on foot sensitivity, as well as its relationship with balance and postural control.

Methods: Publications in the following databases were searched up to December 2018: Cochrane Library, PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus and Web of Science. Both randomised controlled and non-randomised trials, plus cross-sectional studies that evaluated foot sensitivity and balance in adults and/or older people, were investigated.

Effects of the Order of Physical Exercises on Body Composition, Physical Fitness, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescents Participating in an Interdisciplinary Program Focusing on the Treatment of Obesity.

The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the order of physical exercises on body composition, physical fitness, and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents participating in an interdisciplinary program focusing on the treatment of obesity. The final 12-week analyses involved 33 female adolescents who were split into two groups of concurrent training (CT): resistance plus aerobic training and aerobic plus resistance training, with equalization performed in all physical exercises. The only difference between the two groups was the order in which the exercises were performed.

Physical activity level and lifestyle perception in prebariatric surgery patients.

Objective: To determine sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle perception and physical activity levels in obese prebariatric surgery patients.

Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional study. The sample comprised 96 male and female morbidly obese prebariatric surgery patients.

Socioeconomic and demographic determinants in the provision of assistance to elderly people with a fractured femur.

Femur fracture affects the elderly with high morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the profile of the assistance given to the elderly who have femoral fractures, relating to their socioeconomic and demographic conditions, in the state of Paraná between the years 2008 to 2013. These relationships were obtained through factor analysis and the development and analysis of the following rates: PAE - the potential of primary health care to the elderly, whose variable was represented by the contribution of the elderly to the municipal GDP, PAP - the potential of the primary health care to the population, represented by GDP per capita and TE - treatment efficiency represented by the annual rate of fractures and annual rate of death per residence.

The Head Down Generation: Musculoskeletal Symptoms and the Use of Smartphones Among Young University Students.

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