Efeitos do treinamento funcional de alta intensidade nas funções executivas de pessoas com transtorno por uso de substâncias.

Abstract

The use of psychotropic drugs is a global public health problem. According to the World Report on Drugs carried out in 2019, about 5% of the population between 15 and 64 years old regularly uses of some kind of substance. Abusive use of psychotropic drugs alters brain functioning, especially in the prefrontal cortex, compromising cognitive ability, especially so-called executive functions, hampering the decision-making process and inducing person to more attractive solutions, with immediate gains at the expense of more elaborated on the consequences of possible errors in judgment and behavioral attitudes associated. There is consensus in the literature on positive relationships between regular practice of physical exercises and the functions of the CNS, being amply demonstrated that a session of 20 minutes of aerobic exercise, performed at moderate intensity, as well as strength, are capable of promoting improvement in cognitive ability. However, it is not known which type or program, as well as intensity, duration and frequency, is most suitable or effective in promoting the general health and cognitive ability of people with substance use. Thus, this study evaluated whether high-intensity functional exercise (HIFT) would be able to induce positive effects on the executive functions of forty people in the male, aged 35.6 ± 8.6 years, diagnosed with drug use disorder substance, being allocated in the Control (G-Ctl, N=18) and Experimental (G-HIFT, N=22). Assessments were performed before and after a rest period or a training session. HIFT using body weight. The main results obtained indicate a general profile of improvement in cognitive ability, demonstrated by performance in flexibility assessment mental, inhibitory control and working memory, as well as in mood, with perceptual responses of positive effort and affect. Thus, considering the results obtained and the limitations of the study, it is possible to say that a HIFT session is able to improve the executive functions, and thus the cognitive ability, of people with drug use disorder substance. Thus, based on the proposed protocol, the observations made, the results obtained, the limitations of the study and the current knowledge on the subject, it is suggested that HIFT be able to improve the executive functions of people with substance use disorder, presenting itself as an accessible, motivational, functional and affectively positive alternative, according to reports collected in the participants' dialect, as a clinical approach capable of “Clear the Mind” and “Make the Walk Easier”