IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 9963: Sedentary Behavior Counseling Received from Healthcare Professionals: An Exploratory Analysis in Adults at Primary Health Care in Brazil
IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 9963: Sedentary Behavior Counseling Received from Healthcare Professionals: An Exploratory Analysis in Adults at Primary Health Care in Brazil
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph19169963
Authors:
André Snége
Alexandre Augusto de Paula da Silva
Grégore Iven Mielke
Cassiano Ricardo Rech
Fernando Carlos Vinholes Siqueira
Ciro Romelio Rodriguez-Añez
Rogério César Fermino
Counseling by health professionals has promising results in behavior change and is recommended as part of integrated community interventions. However, the knowledge about sedentary behavior (SB) counseling is incipient. The study aimed to identify the prevalence and explore the associated factors with SB counseling received from healthcare professionals by adults in primary health care (PHC) in Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 that included a representative sample of 779 users in all 15 basic health units (BHU) in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná. We identified those who reported having received SB counseling during a consultation. The association between the sociodemographic factors, chronic diseases, access to health services, physical activity, SB, and counseling were analyzed using Poisson regression in a hierarchical model. The prevalence of counseling was 12.2% (95% CI: 10.1–14.7%); it was higher in women (PR: 1.77; 95% CI: 1.10&am...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Andr é Snége Alexandre Augusto de Paula da Silva Gr égore Iven Mielke Cassiano Ricardo Rech Fernando Carlos Vinholes Siqueira Ciro Romelio Rodriguez-A ñez Rog ério César Fermino Tags: Article Source Type: research
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