Objective: To assess the effectiveness of remote monitoring in the knowledge of overweight women. Method: Randomized clinical trial with 101 women, randomly assigned to the control group (CG=50) and to the intervention group (IG=51). The IG received educational intervention over the telephone, during three months and routine follow-up in the service, while the CG only received conventional follow-up. The knowledge was assessed by a specific questionnaire. Data were analyzed by the Robust Linear Regression Model, adopting a statistical significance of 5%. Results: In the intragroup assessment, an increase in the correct answers with a statistically significant difference was observed only for the IG in the domains: “Concept and causes of overweight,” “Complications of overweight” and “Eating habits.” In the intergroup comparison, an increase in the average knowledge was verified in the same domains for the IG (p≤0.005). Conclusion: nursing telemonitoring contributed positively to the improvement of women’s knowledge.

Objective: To verify the factors related to leisure-time physical inactivity (PI) in overweight women. Methods: A cross-sectional study, part of a matrix project entitled, "Remote nurse monitoring of overweight women", conducted in an outpatient reference clinic for obesity in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, in which a multidisciplinary team and 300 patients, 91% women, of the Unified Health System, were selected for the study. A total of 174 women were recruited, according to inclusion criteria for the matrix project: overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²), more than 18 years of age, attended a medical visit in the last 12 months, and had a landline telephone and/ or cell phone. Exclusion criteria were: lack of physical conditions for anthropometric measures, lack of cognitive ability to respond to research instruments, psychiatric disorders, use of medications for weight loss, and bariatric surgery. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire guidelines for data processing and analysis were followed. Results: A high prevalence of PI (85.2%) was identified, as well as a significant association between PI and body mass index, self-efficacy for physical activity, environment perception, dependents at home, perceived health status, and number of comorbidities. Regression analysis showed that PI was associated with the number of comorbidities RP:1.31; IC 95% 1.06; 1.64); poor self-perception of health (RP: 1.28, 1.01, 1.61); low self-efficacy (RP: 1.27, 1.06, 1.51); and poor environmental perception (RP: 1.27, 95% CI 1.01, 1.60). Conclusion: Leisure-time physical inactivity was associated with individual and environmental variables. ResumoObjetivo: Verificar os fatores relacionados à inatividade física (IF) no lazer em mulheres com excesso de peso. Métodos: Estudo transversal, recorte de um projeto matriz denominado "Monitoramento remoto de enfermagem de mulheres com excesso de peso", desenvolvido em ambulatório de referência para obesidade, em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil, no qual uma equipe multidisciplinar cerca de 300 usuários do Sistema Único de Saúde, sendo 91% mulheres, razão pela qual foram selecionadas para o estudo. Mediante consulta aos prontuários 174 mulheres foram recrutadas atendendo aos critérios de inclusão para o projeto matriz: ter excesso de peso (IMC ≥25 Kg/m²), idade superior a 18 anos, comparecido a consulta médica nos últimos doze meses e telefone fixo e/ou celular. Foram critérios de exclusão: ausência de condições físicas para medidas antropométricas e cognitivas para responder aos instrumentos da pesquisa, distúrbios psiquiátricos, uso de drogas para perda de peso e realização de cirurgia bariátrica. Obedeceu-se as orientações do processamento e de análise dos dados do IPAQ. Resultados: Houve alta prevalência de IF (85,2%) e associação significante entre IF e índice de massa corporal, autoeficácia para atividade física, percepção do ambiente, dependentes no domicílio, estado de saúde percebido e número de comorbidades. Na regressão, a IF associou-se ao número de comorbidades (RP:1,31; IC 95% 1,06;...

Objective: to investigate the variables that interfere with total physical inactivity in overweight women. Methods: cross-sectional research that collected sociodemographic data, self-perceived health, self-efficacy for physical activity, weight, and height in 142 women. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to evaluate physical activity. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. A 5% statistical significance level was adopted. Results: the prevalence of total physical inactivity was 34.5%. A significant association between total physical inactivity and age was found in the bivariate analysis. In the multivariate analysis, only women with regular and poor self-perceived health showed an increase of 124% and 150%, respectively, of total physical inactivity. Conclusion: physical inactivity was associated with regular and poor self-perception of health, being a health parameter for the development of health promotion policies and actions.