Nível de atividade física da percepção da qualidade de vida em grupo de estudantes do ensino fundamental de Miracema do Tocantins

Abstract

Some aspects, such as physical inactivity, poor diet, sedentary practices, alcohol use, and smoking, are factors that favor people having Noncommunicable Diseases and Conditions (NCDs). On the other hand, some improvements are associated with the practice of physical activity, such as an improvement in children’s cognitive functioning, motor coordination, and body perception. Thus, keeping an active lifestyle and healthy practices favor a better quality of life. Thus, the overall objective of this research is to analyze the level of physical activity in students of the full-time school Girassol de Tempo Integral Manoel Messias in the city of Miracema do Tocantins (TO). The methodology used was characterized as cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive methodological objective, bibliographic and field methodological procedure, with data collection in a group of elementary school students. The participants of the research were children from the third and fourth year of elementary school that correspond to the age range of 9 to 12 years, also their respective parents and/or guardians and teachers, this research took place at Escola Estadual Girassol de Tempo Integral Manoel Messias. For the children, we used the List of Physical Activity in Children-LAF and the Physical Activity Level Evaluation Questionnaire. The Questionnaire of Evaluation of Quality of Life (QL) in Children and Adolescents (AUQEI) was also applied. To evaluate the socioeconomic conditions of the family, the Brazilian Economic Classification Criterion (ABEP) questionnaire was used. According to the results obtained through the study, the level of physical activity achieved by the schoolchildren allowed them to be classified as very active. Regarding the perception of Quality, most of them had a good quality of life. In this way, we can consider that physical activity has an influence on quality of life, but that it is not alone in the process of having a healthier life.