Orientador: Maria Antonieta de Barros Leite Carvalhães / Coorientador: Maria Helena D'Aquino Benício / Banca: Daniela Saes Sartorelli / Banca: Luiza Cristina Godim Domingues Dias / Banca: Paula Andrea Martins / Banca: Silvia Justina Papini / Resumo: Objetivo: delinear, implementar e avaliar a efetividade de uma intervenção - inserção sistematizada da promoção da alimentação saudável e caminhada no lazer na atenção pré-natal rotineira realizada por médicos e enfermeiros em unidades de saúde da família - sobre cinco práticas alimentares e a realização de caminhada no lazer por gestantes. Métodos: estudo de intervenção controlado, não randomizado, no qual participaram 42 médicos/enfermeiros e uma amostra (n=353) de gestantes por eles assistidas em unidades de atenção primária à saúde da rede pública do município de Botucatu-SP, Brasil. O estudo foi dividido em duas etapas: avaliação das mudanças em conhecimentos e práticas dos profissionais e avaliação do impacto da intervenção sobre os comportamentos das gestantes por eles assistidas. Na primeira, foi delineada e implementada uma ação educativa (AE), com 16 horas, presenciais, dirigida a médicos e enfermeiros que assistem gestantes em 9 unidades de saúde da família, com o objetivo de ampliar/adequar seus conhecimentos sobre alimentação e atividade física na gestação e organizar o processo de trabalho para a inserção sistematizada no pré-natal da promoção de 5 práticas alimentares (3 frutas diariamente; 2 porções de hortaliças e 2 de feijão, pelo menos em 5 dias da semana; consumo esporádico (no máximo uma vez por semana) de refrigerante e/ou biscoito industrializado) e da orientação das gestantes para a realização de caminhada no lazer. A AE incluiu um curso de imersão (8hs) com todos os profissionais e 3 oficinas de trabalho em cada unidade de saúde. Os conhecimentos e práticas dos participantes (n=22), antes e após a intervenção, foram comparados aos de um grupo controle (n=20), formado pelos profissionais de 8 unidades básicas de saúde de modelo tradicional (UBS) situadas no mesmo município e que não foram envolvidas na intervenção. Nos dois grupos, os conhecimentos... / Abstract: Objective: to design, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention - systematic insertion of promoting healthy eating and leisure-time walking during in routine prenatal care performed by doctors and nurses in family health care units - over five dietary practices and the realization of leisure-time walking at by pregnant women. Methods: this is a controlled intervention study, not randomized, in which took part 42 doctors/nurses and a sample (n=353) of pregnant women attended by those professionals in primary health care settings to public health care in the city of Botucatu-SP, Brazil. The study has been divided into two stages. The first one was the implementation and evaluation of an educational activity (EA), with 16 hours, by attendance, addressed to doctors and nurses who assist pregnant women in nine family health care units, in order to extend/adapt their knowledge of nutrition and physical activity during pregnancy and then introduce routinely and systematically in prenatal care the promotion of 5 dietary practices (3 fruit daily; 2 servings of vegetables and two servings of beans, at least 5 days a week; sporadic consumption (maximum once a week) of soda and / or industrialized cookie), and guidance of pregnant women to walking during leisure time. The knowledge and practices of the participants (n=22) before and after the EA, have been compared to a control group (n=20), formed by professionals of eight traditional health care units not involved in the educational activity. This knowledge has been evaluated in both groups with a self-applied questionnaire, elaborated for this research; practices (guidance for leisure-time walking and healthy eating) have been measured by interviews with pregnant women assisted by two professional groups, in their homes. We have generated two scores of knowledge (about walking and nutrition) and we have used ANOVA for repeated measures to assess changes before and after the ... / Doutor

The general purpose of this research was to investigate physical activity levels as a correlate of selected aspects of psychological health among pregnant women. Specifically, the aims of the study were (1) to provide a cross-sectional description of changes in physical self-concept, mood, and perceived stress during pregnancy; (2) to evaluate physical activity patterns of pregnant women over time during pregnancy; and (3) to determine if there is a difference between physical activity and physical self-concept, mood, perceived stress and/or burnout symptoms during pregnancy. Participants were pregnant women from various antenatal clinics at King Edward Memorial Hospital. The women completed a questionnaire package containing questions on physical activity levels and measures of physical self-concept, social physique anxiety, perceived stress, mood and burnout symptoms. A series of ANOVAs was used to provide a descriptive profile of how these psychological variables change during the course of pregnancy. Significant time-related differences were found for the perceived health subscale of the PSDQ and the tension subscale for the BRUMS. Findings also suggested a significant association between physical activity, and physical self-perceptions, most importantly self-esteem. Higher levels of physical activity were also found to be closely related to positive mood states, lower levels of perceived stress and fewer burnout symptoms. No significant association was found between physical activity and social physique anxiety.