Nível de atividade física, comportamento sedentário e sintomas osteomusculares de professoras da educação infantil

Abstract

Teaching is one of the professions with the most reports of pain symptoms in Brazil. Work routine that exceeds the classroom, low pay, demand for results, disrespect for society have a great influence on this issue. In this sense, the kindergarten teacher has a differential in relation to the others, as the student depends on her to carry out some tasks in her day. Thus, understanding the teacher's work can contribute to the prevention of musculoskeletal symptoms. The objective of this study was to verify the association between the level of physical activity and sedentary behavior with musculoskeletal symptoms in teachers who work in early childhood education. The first article verified the prevalence of symptoms in the last 12 months; in it was verified that 90.2% reported symptoms of pain in some part of the body. The second article associated the level of physical activity and sedentary behavior with musculoskeletal symptoms. In the statistical analysis, an association test was performed, followed by a logistic regression. Teachers who are insufficiently active in the leisure domain were more likely to report pain in the last 12 months p=0.004 (RP=3.09 IC 1.43 - 6.66). In conclusion, high prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and insufficiently active in the free time domain. Intervention is needed through actions aimed at increasing levels of physical activity during leisure time and reducing musculoskeletal symptoms, in addition to new studies aimed at the health of early childhood education teachers.