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- Title
Characteristics and counseling strategies for physical activity used by primary health care professionals.
- Authors
de Queiroz Moraes, Sheylane; de Paiva Neto, Francisco Timbó; Loch, Mathias Roberto; César Fermino, Rogério; Rech, Cassiano Ricardo
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
MEDICAL personnel; PRIMARY health care; HEALTH counseling; PHYSICAL activity; OLDER people
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-81232024291.00692023EN