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Background: Pregnancy is associated with a decrease in physical activity (PA) in women. During the antenatal consultation, health professionals are essential to provide health advice during the pregnancy including PA. Purpose: To explore the factors related to the capacity, opportunity and motivation of health professionals of the public system for the routine prescription of PA in women with a healthy pregnancy. Methods: A qualitative study with thematic analysis was developed. Were conducted seven semi-structured interviews to nutritionists and midwives who follow up pregnant women in their routine health check-ups. The interviews were analyzed following the themes of the COM-B behaviour change model Results: For capacities, the participants identified the need for training on gestational FA. For opportunities, the topics surveyed were: the need for infrastructure, access, time, and a professional in charge of implementation. For motivation, it was identified there is a high motivation to prescribe PA during prenatal controls, provided that the barriers of lack of system support are overcome, and there is recognition of the work, reducing work overload. Conclusions:The behaviour of health professionals regarding the prescription of PA during pregnancy is determined by the lack of knowledge of the subject, the structural conditions of the health system and culture, which are perceived as adverse and generate demotivation. However, there is a high interest to include PA in prenatal counselling due to its health benefits. Motivation is influenced by personal experience with PA. Funding: Study founded by Physical Therapy School, Universidad del Desarrollo., The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress

Background: Pregnancy is associated with a decrease in physical activity (PA) despite its benefits. The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) allows explaining the changed behaviour in health, and it can help understand health behaviour during pregnancy. Purpose: To evaluate the stages of change to perform PA during pregnancy according to TTM and describe the barriers and facilitators for each stage of change of TTM in pregnant women controlled in primary care. Methods: Healthy pregnant women (n=71) from primary care centres filled in a self-administered TTM questionnaire and an open-ended questionnaire about barriers and facilitators for each stage of change. For data analysis, was used inferential statistics using Chi2 and Wilcoxon tests (��=5%). Results: 79% of pregnant women were in inactive stages (pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation) of the TTM and 84% from their reported not receiving PA advice during their pregnancy. There was an association between TTM-stage and marital status, parity, PA advice and pre-pregnancy PA (p25. Participants in inactive stages were older, compared to women in active stages(p, The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress

Background: Work is associated with physical activity (PA) levels and sedentary behaviours (SB). Purpose: This study aims to determine the level of PA, SB, and the association with health outcomes of the employed population, according to the 2017 National Health Survey for different types of occupations. Methods: The sample was n=2024 subjects; 49.7% are women, and 88% from urban areas. The working population was defined as subjects who reported working for income in the last 12 months. PA and SB were obtained from the GPAQ reported in the survey. Wilcoxon, Kruskal-Wallis, and Chi-square tests were used. Logistic regresi��n were used in the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms. Results: 71.7% was classified as sufficiently active, 25.1% reported an SB >=4 hours/day, with no differences within sex. The Total PA was P50=125 RIQ=23-381 min/day. By PA domain was: Travel P50=20 RIQ=0-60 min/day, Work P50=0 RIQ=0-257 min/day and Leisure time P50=0 RIQ=0-13 min/day. For SB P50=120 RIQ=60-300 min/day. Cardiovascular risk, metabolic syndrome, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus reported less time of PA of leisure time p, The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress

Purpose: Evaluate inter-observer reliability of trained physiotherapists administering the Chilean-Spanish version of the Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit (FSS-ICU). Methods: Six adult patients in a medical-surgical ICU were assessed and video-recorded by 1 of 2 expert physiotherapists. Twelve physiotherapists were then trained using recommended Spanish-language FSS-ICU materials. The 12 physiotherapists independently scored the FSS-ICU for the 6 video-recorded patients. Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) was used to evaluate the inter-observer reliability, and modified Bland-Altman plots evaluated agreement between the physiotherapists and experts. Results: This study was performed between May and August 2018. The FSS-ICU total score had a median score of 18 (range: 6 to 34) for the 6 patients. The ICC of the total score was 0.96 (95% CI, 0.92 to 1.00), and for each of the 5 individual FSS-ICU tasks, the ICC ranged between 0.87 and 0.92. The modified Bland���Altman plot revealed a mean difference of 0.6 (95% limits of agreement: ���3.3 to 4.5). Conclusions: Twelve trained physiotherapists had excellent inter-observer reliability when administering the Chilean-Spanish FSS-ICU using videos of six critically ill patients, and had excellent agreement with an expert, revealing differences within the established minimal important difference. These findings provide new data supporting clinimetric properties of the Chilean-Spanish FSS-ICU.

La autopercepción de aumento de volumen de extremidad superior, puede ser una herramienta eficaz en la pesquisa e intervención temprana del linfedema. El objetivo del estudio fueverificar la asociación entre autopercepción de aumento de volumen de extremidad superior y criterios objetivos de uso común para linfedema en mujeres tratadas por cáncer de mama. Se evaluaron 112 mujeres con cáncer de mama, quienes tenían entre 6 y 18 meses post cirugía. Se realizó el cálculo de volumetría indirecta de extremidades superiores, a través de cuatro criterios diagnósticos basados en diferencia de volumen de extremidades (≥2 cm, ≥ 200 mL, ≥10% ≥20%). La autopercepción de volumen fue evaluada con una pregunta. Para el análisis de datos, se utilizó la prueba de chi cuadrado. La media de edad fue 56,3 años (DE=13,1). La prevalencia observada para el criterio de diferencia de volumen ≥ 200 mL fue de 13,4%, 17% para criterio ≥10%, 6,25% para criterio ≥ 20% y 33% para criterio ≥2 cm. Stemmer fue positivo en 51,8% y fóvea positiva en 17,9% de las mujeres. La autopercepción de aumento de volumen se asoció con los criterios ≥ 200 mL y ≥10% y con la presencia de Stemmer y fóvea (p

Background: Little is known about the relationship between physical activity (PA) and cardiovascular risk factors in the Chilean population. Aim: To investigate the association between different levels and intensities of PA and the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: Data from the National Health Survey 2009-10 including 5157 participants, provided by the Epidemiology Department of the Ministry of Health, was analyzed in this study. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia were determined using international criteria. PA levels were determined using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ v2) and different levels of PA were derived from it (transport-related, moderate and vigorous PA). Quartiles of PA were determined to investigate the association between PA and cardiovascular risk factors. Results: Twenty three percent of women and 17.1% of men did not meet the PA recommendation (≥ 600 METs.min.week-1). When prevalence of CV risk factors were compared between inactive individuals (< 600 METs.min.week-1) and active individuals (≥ 9500 METs.min.week-1) a significantly lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus (6.2% and 10%), hypertension (18.0% and 12.4%) and metabolic syndrome (8.9% and 12.1%) for women and men, respectively, was found in the active participants. Similar results were found for high versus low transport-related PA. Conclusions: Increasing levels of PA are associated with a significantly lower frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in Chilean adults.

Background: Little is known about the relationship between physical activity (PA) and cardiovascular risk factors in the Chilean population. Aim: To investigate the association between different levels and intensities of PA and the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: Data from the National Health Survey 2009-10 including 5157 participants, provided by the Epidemiology Department of the Ministry of Health, was analyzed in this study. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia were determined using international criteria. PA levels were determined using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ v2) and different levels of PA were derived from it (transport-related, moderate and vigorous PA). Quartiles of PA were determined to investigate the association between PA and cardiovascular risk factors. Results: Twenty three percent of women and 17.1% of men did not meet the PA recommendation (≥ 600 METs.min.week-1). When prevalence of CV risk factors were compared between inactive individuals (< 600 METs.min.week-1) and active individuals (≥ 9500 METs.min.week-1) a significantly lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus (6.2% and 10%), hypertension (18.0% and 12.4%) and metabolic syndrome (8.9% and 12.1%) for women and men, respectively, was found in the active participants. Similar results were found for high versus low transport-related PA. Conclusions: Increasing levels of PA are associated with a significantly lower frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in Chilean adults.