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Introdução: Os benefícios da prática regular de atividade física têm um impacto
notável quer ao nível da prevenção de doenças crónicas não-transmissíveis quer ao
nível da gestão e tratamento das mesmas. Os profissionais de exercício físico
constituem uma classe profissional fundamental para a prescrição de exercício físico a
doentes crónicos, porém é essencial uma formação que lhes permita adequar as
prescrições de exercício físico ao doente, considerando as limitações e barreiras que
podem advir de determinada patologia crónica para a prática de exercício físico.
Materiais e métodos: Utilizou-se uma amostra de 100 profissionais de exercício
físico com formação em Portugal. Foi construído um questionário com 20 perguntas,
para estudar como os profissionais de exercício físico autoavaliavam a sua formação e
capacidades na área do exercício e saúde e a comunicação interprofissional entre
médicos e profissionais de exercício físico. Aplicaram-se os testes Qui-quadrado e teste
Exato de Fisher para avaliar os objetivos descritos previamente.
Resultados: Os resultados demonstraram que a maioria dos inquiridos (80%)
reconheceu a necessidade individualização do ramo exercício e saúde durante o curso
de técnico especialista de exercício físico, e os profissionais com habilitações literárias
mais avançadas referiram mais frequentemente esta necessidade (p= 0.008).
Relativamente à comunicação interprofissional, o grau de concordância foi máximo
(Mediana= 5,0; AIQ=1,0) em relação à existência de unidades curriculares sobre o
conhecimento médico relacionado com o exercício físico durante a formação académica
e à existência de comunicação direta com os médicos prescritores, e o nível mediano
mais baixo foi registado no que toca à recetividade dos médicos em estabelecer uma
comunicação direta e a capacidade de entenderem a terminologia usada pelos
profissionais de exercício (Mediana= 3,0; AIQ= 1,0).
Conclusão: A maioria dos profissionais de exercício físico reconhece a necessidade de
individualizar o ramo Exercício e Saúde já durante os cursos de técnicos de especialista
de exercício físico e na Licenciatura em Educação Física ou Desporto. A comunicação
interprofissional com a classe médica é essencial, tal como criar unidades curriculares
durante a sua formação para assim lhes ser possível um melhor entendimento das
patologias crónicas.
Introduction: The benefits of regular physical activity have a notable impact both in terms of prevention of non-communicable chronic diseases and in terms of their management and treatment. Physical exercise professionals constitute a fundamental professional class for the prescription of physical exercise to chronic patients, however, training in the prescription of exercise to chronic patients is essential, considering the limitations and barriers that may arise from a certain chronic pathology to the practice of physical exercise. Materials and methods: A sample of 100 physical exercise professionals trained in Portugal was used. A questionnaire with 20 questions was constructed to study how physical exercise professionals self-assessed their own training and skills in the area of exercise and health as well as interprofessional communication between physicians and physical exercise professionals. Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact test were applied to assess the previously described objectives. Results: The results showed that the majority of the inquired professionals (80%) recognized the need to emphasize and separate the exercise and health field during the course of specialist physical exercise technician, and professionals with more advanced educational qualifications mentioned this need more often (p= 0.008). Regarding interprofessional communication, the degree of agreement was maximum (Median= 5.0; AIQ=1.0) regarding the existence of curricular units on medical knowledge related to physical exercise during academic training and the existence of direct communication with prescribing physicians, and the lowest median level was recorded for physicians' receptiveness to establishing direct communication and their ability to understand the terminology used by exercise professionals (Median=3.0; AIQ=1.0) . Conclusion: Most physical exercise professionals recognize the need to individualize the Exercise and Health branch already during the courses of physical exercise specialist technicians and in the Degree in Physical Education or Sport. Interprofessional communication with the medical profession is essential, as is the creation of curricular units during their training in order to enable them to better understand chronic pathologies.
Introduction: The benefits of regular physical activity have a notable impact both in terms of prevention of non-communicable chronic diseases and in terms of their management and treatment. Physical exercise professionals constitute a fundamental professional class for the prescription of physical exercise to chronic patients, however, training in the prescription of exercise to chronic patients is essential, considering the limitations and barriers that may arise from a certain chronic pathology to the practice of physical exercise. Materials and methods: A sample of 100 physical exercise professionals trained in Portugal was used. A questionnaire with 20 questions was constructed to study how physical exercise professionals self-assessed their own training and skills in the area of exercise and health as well as interprofessional communication between physicians and physical exercise professionals. Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact test were applied to assess the previously described objectives. Results: The results showed that the majority of the inquired professionals (80%) recognized the need to emphasize and separate the exercise and health field during the course of specialist physical exercise technician, and professionals with more advanced educational qualifications mentioned this need more often (p= 0.008). Regarding interprofessional communication, the degree of agreement was maximum (Median= 5.0; AIQ=1.0) regarding the existence of curricular units on medical knowledge related to physical exercise during academic training and the existence of direct communication with prescribing physicians, and the lowest median level was recorded for physicians' receptiveness to establishing direct communication and their ability to understand the terminology used by exercise professionals (Median=3.0; AIQ=1.0) . Conclusion: Most physical exercise professionals recognize the need to individualize the Exercise and Health branch already during the courses of physical exercise specialist technicians and in the Degree in Physical Education or Sport. Interprofessional communication with the medical profession is essential, as is the creation of curricular units during their training in order to enable them to better understand chronic pathologies.
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Doentes Crónicos Exercício Clínico Exercício Físico Profissionais de Exercício Físico