Use of a public park to physical activity practice: prospective study in a small city from the South of Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14Supl.1.e8334

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Epidemiology, Environment, Motor activity, Public health

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the stability, over a 12-month period, in the use and non-use of a public park to physical activity (PA) practice among adults from Canguçu (RS, Brazil). A second aim was to evaluate the association of this stability with sociodemographic, behavioral, nutritional and health variables. Through an accidental sampling process, 109 users and 109 non-users of the public park were selected and answered a questionnaire. About 12 months after the first data collection, the subjects were searched and answered the same questionnaire. The association between the status of use of the park and the independent variables was assessed by the Chi-square test. Most participants were male (54.1%) and aged between 18 and 29 years (77.5%). As for the status of use of the public park, 70.7% of users continued to attend the park and 34.3% of the non-users started using the park. Public policies designed to promote physical activity should take these results into account, which can help to increase the number of individuals practicing PA in the park, as well as practice of those who already use it.

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Author Biographies

Igor Retzlaff Doring, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel

Master´s degree in the Postgraduate Program in Physical Education at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas RS Brazil.

Eduardo Lucia Caputo, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel

Doctor´s degree in the Postgraduate Program in Physical Education at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas RS Brazil.

Guilherme da Fonseca Vilela, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel

Master´s degree in the Postgraduate Program in Physical Education at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas RS Brazil.

Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel

Professors in Postgraduate Program in Physical Education at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas RS Brazil.

Felipe Fossati Reichert, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel

Professors in Postgraduate Program in Physical Education at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas RS Brazil.

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Published

2021-12-20

How to Cite

Doring, I. R. ., Caputo, E. L., Vilela, G. da F., Silva, M. C. da ., & Reichert, F. F. . (2021). Use of a public park to physical activity practice: prospective study in a small city from the South of Brazil. Saúde E Pesquisa, 14((Supl. 1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14Supl.1.e8334

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Artigos Originas - Promoção da Saúde