Leisure-time physical inactivity among healthcare workers

• Authors: Saulo V. Rocha , Aline R. Barbosa , Tania M. Araújo

Abstracts

EN

Objectives To estimate the prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity (LTPI) and associated factors among healthcare workers. Material and Methods The cross-sectional study carried out with 2684 healthcare workers from 4 municipalities from the northeast region, Brazil. The LTPI was assessed by dichotomous question. The association between LTPI and the various independent variables was examined through the multinomial logistic regression analysis (crude and adjusted). Results The prevalence of LTPI was 47.9% (95% confidence interval (CI): 46.01–48.80). The adjusted analysis (sociodemographic and occupational characteristics) showed that women and individuals with higher levels of education were more LTPI (p = 0.05). Conclusions The prevalence of LTPI was high among the population investigated, especially among women and individuals with higher education. These results show the importance of developing actions to encourage adherence to physical activity during leisure time among workers, especially among the most vulnerable groups (people with higher education and women), given the benefits of this behavior to health. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(3):251–260

Keywords

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inactive leisure time; leisure-time physical activity; sedentary lifestyle; healthcare workers; determinants of physical activity; leisure activities

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 251-260

Dates

published

2018

Contributors

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Saulo V. Rocha

• State University of the Southwest of Bahia, Jequié, Brazil (Health Department II)

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Aline R. Barbosa

• Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopólis, Brazil (Sports Center)

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Tania M. Araújo

• State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Brazil (Health Department)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01107

Biblioteka Nauki

2159901