BackgroundPhysical activity (PA) in older people is critically important in the prevention of disease, maintenance of independence and improvement of quality of life. Little is known about the physical activity of the older adults or their compliance with current physical activity guidelines.MethodsA systematic literature search of the published literature was conducted. Included were published reports of original research that independently reported: the PA level of non-institutional older adults (aged 60 years and over); and the proportion of older adults in the different samples who met PA recommendations or guidelines. The review was restricted to studies published since 2000 to provide a current picture of older adults’ PA levels.ResultsFifty three papers were included in the review. The percentage of older adults meeting recommended physical activity ranged from 2.4 – 83.0% across the studies. Definitions of “recommended” physical activity in older adults varied across the studies as did approaches to measurement which posed methodological challenges to data analysis. Older age groups were less likely than the reference group to be regularly active, and women were less likely than men to achieve regular physical activity, especially leisure time physical activity, when measured by both subjective and objective criteria.ConclusionThe review highlights the need for studies which recruit representative random samples of community based older people and employ validated measurement methods consistently to enable comparison of PA levels over time and between countries.

RESUMOSão analisados os constructos teóricos da educação interprofissional com base em duas revisões de literatura, considerado o contexto da formação dos profissionais de saúde no Brasil. Identificam-se três tipos de formação: uniprofissional, multiprofissional e interprofissional, com predomínio da primeira, que ocorre entre estudantes de uma mesma profissão de forma isolada; a segunda, entre estudantes de duas ou mais profissões de forma paralela, sem haver interação, e na terceira há aprendizagem compartilhada, com interação entre estudantes e/ou profissionais de diferentes áreas. Destaca-se a distinção entre interprofissionalidade e interdisciplinaridade, referidas, respectivamente, como a integração das práticas profissionais e das disciplinas ou áreas de conhecimento. Mediante a análise apresentada, conclui--se que no contexto brasileiro, a educação interprofissional, base para o trabalho em equipe colaborativo, ainda está restrita a iniciativas recentes, que merecem estudo. DESCRITORES Pessoal de saúde Educação continuada Relações interprofissionais Equipe de assistência ao paciente Comportamento cooperativo ABSTRACTThe theoretical constructs of interprofessional education (IPE) are analyzed based on two reviews of the literature, taking the context of training for healthcare professionals in Brazil into consideration. Three types of training are identified: uniprofessional, multiprofessional and interprofessional, with predominance of the first type. The first occurs among students of the same profession, in isolation; the second occurs among students of two or more professions, in parallel without interaction; and the third involves shared learning, with interaction between students and/or professionals from different fields. The distinction between interprofessionalism and interdisciplinarity is highlighted: these refer to integration, respectively, of professional practices and disciplines or fields of knowledge. Through the analysis presented, it is concluded that in the Brazilian context, IPE (the basis for collaborative teamwork) is still limited to some recent initiatives, which deserve to be investigated. DESCRIPTORS Health personnelEducation, continuing Interprofessional relations Patient care team Cooperative behavior RESUMENFueron analizados los constructos teóricos de la educación interprofesional basado en dos revisiones de la literatura, considerando el contexto de la formación de los profesionales de salud en Brasil. Se identificaron tres tipos de formación: uniprofesional, multiprofesional e interprofesional, con predominio de la primera, que se produce entre los estudiantes de una misma profesión de forma aislada; la segunda, entre los estudiantes de dos o más profesiones de forma paralela, sin existir interacción y, en la tercera existe un aprendizaje compartido, con interacción entre los estudiantes y/o profesionales de diferentes áreas. Se destaca la diferencia entre interprofesionalidad e interdisciplinariedad referidas, respectivamente, como la integración de las prácticas profesio...

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