Sedentary Behavior
Conditions
Interventions
This is an observational, cross-sectional, and analytical epidemiological study with a population-based census approach, which will be conducted with approximately 455 adolescents aged 10 to 19 years
Sponsors
Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Educação Física da Universidade Católica de Brasília - PPGEF-UCB
Universidade Católica de Brasília
Secretária Municipal de Saúde do Município de Passagem/RN
Eligibility
Age
10 Years to 19 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adolescents of both sexes, aged 10 to 19 years, living in the municipality of Passagem, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and registered or assisted by Primary Health Care Units will be eligible for inclusion in the study. Participation will require the presentation of a Written Informed Consent Form signed by parents or legal guardians for participants under 18 years of age, or by the participant when aged 18 or 19 years, as well as the Written Assent Form signed by adolescents younger than 18 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Adolescents presenting physical, cognitive, or mental conditions that prevent understanding the instructions or adequately completing the questionnaires will be excluded from the study, according to self-report by the adolescent and/or information provided by a legal guardian at the time of the invitation to participate. Adolescents who refuse to participate or withdraw at any stage of the data collection will also be excluded. Questionnaires with missing responses in the main study variables will be considered sample losses.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The prevalence of health risk behaviors — including physical inactivity, high screen time, smartphone dependence, inadequate sleep duration, unhealthy diet, use of psychoactive substances (alcohol, nicotine products, and illicit drugs), and exposure to bullying — will be equal to or higher than 50% among adolescents. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, suicidal ideation, body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem, and low health-related quality of life will be high (10-40%) among adolescents.;Female adolescents with lower family income, lower parental education, non-traditional family structure, and living in urban areas will present a significantly higher prevalence of health risk behaviors (p < 0.05).;Adolescents with greater perceived barriers, lower self-efficacy, and lower social support will present a higher probability of adopting health risk behaviors. In contrast, higher levels of motivation will be associated with a lower prevalence of these behaviors (p < 0.05).;Health risk behaviors will be positively associated with the presence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem, and poorer health-related quality of life (p < 0.05).;Health risk behaviors will be significantly associated with worse cardiometabolic health indicators, including higher body mass index (p < 0.05). | — |
Countries
BR
Contacts
Public ContactJúlio Sócrates;Lianna Kelly da Silva;Aguiar
Secretária Municipal de Saúde do Município de Passagem/RN;Secretária Municipal de Saúde do Município de Passagem/RN
Outcome results
None listed