OBJETIVO: Os métodos que avaliam o consumo alimentar são ainda imperfeitos. Assim, foi realizada pesquisa com o objetivo de verificar a reprodutibilidade e validade do Questionário de Freqüência de Consumo de Alimentos (QFCA) em população adulta com excesso de peso. MÉTODOS: O estudo foi realizado em uma instituição privada de ensino superior de São Paulo. A amostra teve 146 indivíduos, de ambos os sexos, com Índice de Massa Corporal =25kg/m² e idade entre 18 e 60 anos. Para o estudo de reprodutibilidade, o QFCA foi aplicado, mediante entrevista, em dois momentos separados com intervalo médio de 47 dias. No estudo de validade, as informações obtidas com o QFCA foram comparadas àquelas obtidas a partir da média de três dias de recordatório de 24h -- aplicado com intervalo médio de 15 dias. Verificaram-se a validade e a reprodutibilidade das informações referentes ao consumo de calorias e macronutrientes utilizando-se as estatísticas Kappa ponderado e o coeficiente de correlação intraclasse. RESULTADOS: Foi verificada maior variabilidade nos relatos de consumo habitual de alimentos entre os indivíduos obesos quando comparados àqueles com sobrepeso. Os valores da estatística kappa, para o estudo de reprodutibilidade, variaram de 0,23 (carboidratos e gorduras) a 0,40 (calorias), e os dos coeficientes de correlação intraclasse oscilaram de 0,28 (proteína) a 0,54 (calorias totais). No estudo de validade do QFCA, o maior valor de Kappa encontrado foi 0,25 (calorias), e o coeficiente de correlação intraclasse foi de 0,21 (proteína). CONCLUSÕES: Os relatos de consumo realizado por indivíduos com excesso de peso tendem a ser subestimados. Consideradas suas limitações, o QFCA poderá ser usado em estudos epidemiológicos para se conhecer o consumo alimentar habitual de indivíduos com excesso de peso.

OBJETIVO: Descrever o perfil metabólico e antropométrico de índios Suyá que vivem no Parque Indígena do Xingu (Mato Grosso). MÉTODO: Neste estudo transversal foram avaliados 86 índios Suyá com idade de > 20 anos, de ambos os sexos. Durante o exame físico foram obtidos os valores de pressão arterial, peso, altura, perímetros corporais e dobras cutâneas. Amostras de sangue foram coletadas para dosagem de lipoproteínas, glicemia e ácido úrico. Na análise dos dados foram utilizados os testes estatísticos qui-quadrado (para proporções) ou t de Student (para valores médios) nas comparações das distribuições das variáveis relativas ao estado nutricional e perfil metabólico, segundo sexo e faixa etária dos sujeitos. RESULTADOS: As mulheres, quando comparadas aos homens, apresentaram valores médios estatisticamente menores das variáveis antropométricas (peso, índice de massa corporal, perímetro de cintura, do braço e dobras cutâneas), de pressão arterial, triglicérides, VLDL e ácido úrico. Foram encontrados, entre os Suyá, 46,5%, com excesso de peso, 12,8% com obesidade generalizada, 38,4% com obesidade central, 26,7%, apresentaram alterações pressóricas, 4% glicemia de jejum alterada, 63,9% dislipidemia e 21,9% síndrome metabólica. CONCLUSÃO: Foram observadas alterações metabólicas e antropométricas entre os índios Suyá. Intervenções educativas devem ser implementadas para resgatar hábitos e estilo de vida tradicionais a fim de conter o avanço deste quadro.

BackgroundPolice officers experience a high degree of chronic stress. Policing ranks among the highest professions in terms of disease and accident rates. Mental health is particularly impacted, evidenced by elevated rates of burnout, anxiety and depression, and poorer quality of life than the general public. Mindfulness training has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, burnout and promote quality of life in a variety of settings, although its efficacy in this context has yet to be systematically evaluated. Therefore, this trial will investigate the efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention versus a waitlist control in improving quality of life and reducing negative mental health symptoms in police officers.MethodsThis multicenter randomized controlled trial has three assessment points: baseline, post-intervention, and six-month follow-up. Active police officers (n = 160) will be randomized to Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion (MBHP) or waitlist control group at two Brazilian major cities: Porto Alegre and São Paulo. The primary outcomes are burnout symptoms and quality of life. Consistent with the MBHP conceptual model, assessed secondary outcomes include perceived stress, anxiety and depression symptoms, and the potential mechanisms of resilience, mindfulness, decentering, self-compassion, spirituality, and religiosity.DiscussionFindings from this study will inform and guide future research, practice, and policy regarding police offer health and quality of life in Brazil and globally.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03114605. Retrospectively registered on March 21, 2017.

BackgroundMindfulness has been applied in the United States and Europe to improve physical and psychological health; however, little is known about its feasibility and efficacy in a Brazilian population. Mindfulness may also be relevant in tackling obesity and eating disorders by decreasing binge eating episodes—partly responsible for weight regain for a large number of people—and increasing awareness of emotional and other triggers for overeating. The aim of the present study protocol is to evaluate and compare the feasibility and efficacy of two mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) addressing overweight and obesity in primary care patients: a general programme called Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion and a targeted mindful eating protocol called Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training.Methods/designA randomised controlled trial will be conducted to compare treatment as usual separately in primary care with both programmes (health promotion and mindful eating) added to treatment as usual. Two hundred forty adult women with overweight and obesity will be enrolled. The primary outcome will be an assessment of improvement in eating behaviour. Secondary outcomes will be (1) biochemical control; (2) anthropometric parameters, body composition, dietary intake and basal metabolism; and (3) levels of mindfulness, stress, depression, self-compassion and anxiety. At the end of each intervention, a focus group will be held to assess the programme’s impact on the participants’ lives, diet and health. A feasibility study on access to benefits from and importance of MBIs at primary care facilities will be conducted among primary care health care professionals and participants. Monthly maintenance sessions lasting at least 1 hour will be offered, according to each protocol, during the 3-month follow-up periods.DiscussionThis clinical trial will result in more effective mindfulness-based interventions as a complementary treatment in primary care for people with overweight and obesity. If the findings of this study confirm the effectiveness of mindfulness programmes in this population, it will be possible to improve quality of life and health while optimising public resources and reaching a greater number of people. In addition, on the basis of the evaluation of the feasibility of implementing this intervention in primary care facilities, we expect to be able to suggest the intervention for incorporation into public policy.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02893150. Registered retrospectively on 30 March 2017.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s13063-018-2639-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Primary healthcare personnel show high levels of burnout. A new model of burnout has been developed to distinguish three subtypes: frenetic, under-challenged, and worn-out, which are characterized as overwhelmed, under-stimulated, and disengaged at work, respectively. The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the long/short Brazilian versions of the “Burnout Clinical Subtypes Questionnaire” (BCSQ-36/BCSQ-12) among Brazilian primary healthcare staff and its possible associations with other psychological health-related outcomes. An online cross-sectional study conducted among 407 Brazilian primary healthcare personnel was developed. Participants answered a Brazil-specific survey including the BCSQ-36/BCSQ-12, “Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey”, “Utrecht Work Engagement Scale”, “Hospital Anxiety/Depression Scale”, “Positive-Negative Affect Schedule”, and a Visual Analogue Scale of guilt at work. The bifactor was the model with the best fit to the data using the BCSQ-36, which allowed a general factor for each subtype. The three-correlated factors model fit better to the BCSQ-12. Internal consistence was appropriate, and the convergence between the long-short versions was high. The pattern of relationships between the burnout subtypes and the psychological outcomes suggested a progressive deterioration from the frenetic to the under-challenged and worn-out. In sum, the Brazilian BCSQ-36/BCSQ-12 showed appropriate psychometrics to be used in primary healthcare personnel.