Atividade física e comportamento sedentário de mães de crianças e adolescentes com transtorno do espectro autista: estudo transversal
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https://doi.org/10.12820/rbafs.31e0445Palavras-chave:
Atividade física, Comportamento sedentário, Mães, Crianças, Adolescentes, Transtorno do espectro autistaResumo
Introdução: Mães de filhos com transtorno do espectro autista (TEA) podem apresentar diversos problemas relacionados aos hábitos de saúde. No entanto, a atividade física (AF) e o comportamento sedentário (CS) ainda são pouco investigados nesse grupo. Objetivo: Analisar a proporção de mães de crianças e adolescentes com TEA que aderem às recomendações de AF e CS, bem como os fatores associados a essa aderência. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal com 665 mães de crianças e adolescentes com TEA. Os níveis de AF e CS foram avaliados por meio do International Physical Activity Questionnaire (versão curta). A AF foi classificada em “atende” ou “não atende” às recomendações (150 min/sem), enquanto o CS foi categorizado em quartis. Utilizou-se regressão logística binária para identificar fatores associados à AF e ao CS. Resultados: Cerca de 80% das mães não atenderam às recomendações de AF. Maior idade (OR: 1,040; IC 95%: 1,006 – 1,075) e ter filhos crianças (OR: 2,406; IC 95%: 1,404 – 4,124) aumentaram a chance de não adesão à AF. Mães cujos filhos realizavam terapia (OR: 1,518; IC 95%: 1,015 – 2,272), que trabalhavam (OR: 2,631; IC 95%: 1,770 – 3,911) e mais jovens (OR: 0,972; IC 95%: 0,946 – 0,998) apresentaram maior probabilidade de CS elevado. Conclusão: A maioria das mães não atendeu às recomendações de AF, especialmente aquelas mais velhas e com filhos crianças. Por outro lado, mães mais jovens, com filhos em terapia e que trabalhavam apresentaram maiores níveis de CS.
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