A contribuição do treinamento intervalado em natação adaptada na promoção de saúde e qualidade de vida de indivíduos com lesão medular

• Ano de defesa: 2009
• Autor(a) principal: Almeida, Patrícia Alves de
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade de Franca; Brasil; Pós-Graduação; Programa de Mestrado em Promoção de Saúde; UNIFRAN
• Palavras-chave em Português: Promoção de saúde - Lesão medular; Lesão medular - Natação; Natação - Treinamento; Qualidade de vida - Exercícios físicos; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::SAUDE COLETIVA::SAUDE PUBLICA
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/616

Due to the incidence of social problems, such as urban violence, car accidents and others, the number of people with physical disabilities resulting from spinal cord injuries increases every day. The predisposition of these individuals to a sedentary lifestyle, cardiovascular diseases and social isolation profoundly affects their quality of life. Thus, the objective of the study was to verify the influence of an adapted swimming program, in a short period of time, in the contribution of improving the health and quality of life of this population. The study included 17 individuals with spinal cord injury divided into two groups: experimental (beginners in swimming) and control (sedentary). The subjects in the experimental group were evaluated and compared with those in the control group, before and after performing an adapted interval training training protocol, with some anthropometric measures (body mass, BMI, arm and abdomen circumferences, triceps skinfolds and supra-iliac) and biochemical (glycemia, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides). In addition, the experimental group was evaluated, in the pre- and post-training situations, regarding the state of physical conditioning and the perception of quality of life, health and benefits of the swimming program. The results obtained demonstrated that in the experimental group there was a decrease in the adipose tissue of the arms and the abdominal region, an increase in the muscle tissue of the upper limbs and an increase in the HDL-cholesterol dosage, showing an improvement in the post-conditioning phase, which did not occur in the group control. Regarding the other variables studied, the protocol did not promote significant changes. Regarding the analysis of physical conditioning, the results revealed by the exercise test using the Borg Scale verified the efficiency of the training protocol in increasing the displacement capacity with the stroke of the breaststroke and significantly improving (p <0.001) the cardiorespiratory function. The results presented in the WHOQOL-bref quality of life questionnaire, after the training program, showed significant improvement (p <0.05) both in the social relations domain and in the overall quality of life. Through the use of qualitative methods to assess the perception of the benefits of the swimming program, it was found that it provides not only physical benefits, but also in relation to the social and psychological aspects of these individuals. We concluded with the study that the combination of quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments enabled us to infer that the regular practice of a physical training protocol can contribute to promoting health and quality of life of individuals with spinal cord injury.