Religiosity and lifestyle of professionals from the family health support centers

Abstract

A religiosidade faz parte da integralidade do ser humano e pode influenciar positivamente no estilo de vida das pessoas. Este, por sua vez, está associado às doenças crônicas não transmissíveis no Brasil e no mundo. Partindo desse contexto, o objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar a associação entre religiosidade e estilo de vida de profissionais de saúde de um Núcleo de Apoio à Saúde da Família (NASF). Pesquisa descritiva, de corte transversal e quantitativa. Amostra de conveniência que incluiu 29 profissionais. Aplicou-se dois questionários: Índice de Religiosidade Duke-Durel e Estilo de Vida Fantástico. Constatou-se, no grupo estudado, que a maioria era do sexo feminino (69%, n=20) e se declarou evangélica (79%, n=23) com idade média de 31,7 (dp=5,71). Os participantes possuíam bom envolvimento religioso (59% ou mais) e o estilo de vida "muito bom" (escore total de 79,4), porém são deficientes na dimensão "atividades físicas", com média abaixo do normal (2,93 com amplitude de 0-8). A maioria declarou ter recebido enfoque sobre espiritualidade na formação acadêmica e afirmou envolvimento em cultos religiosos, considerando a prática da religião de grande relevância em sua vida diária, pessoal e profissional. Conclui-se que, nenhuma das variáveis da religiosidade esteve estatisticamente associada às dimensões do estilo de vida Fantástico bem como ao seu escore total, no entanto houve associação entre a variável "frequência à igreja" e "ser ou não praticante" da religião.Palavras-chave: Religião. Espiritualidade. Estilo de Vida. Promoção da Saúde.Religiosity is part of the completeness of the human being and can positively influence people's lifestyle. This, in turn, is associated with chronic noncommunicable diseases in Brazil and worldwide. From this context, the objective of this study was to analyze the association between religiosity and lifestyle of health professionals from the Family Health Support Centers (NASF). It is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study. Convenience sample have been taken, in which 29 professionals answered two questionnaires: Religiosity Index "Duke-Durel" and Lifestyle "Fantastic". It was found with the studied group that the majority were female (69%, n = 20) and declared themselves Evangelicals (79%, n = 23) with an average age of 31.7 (SD = 5.71). Participants had good religious involvement (59% or more) and the lifestyle is "very good" (total score of 79.4) but are deficient in "physical activity" dimension with an average below normal (2.93, range 0-8). Almost all of them claimed to have received approach on spirituality in academic school, and had involvement in religious cults, considering the religious practice of great importance in their daily, personal and professional life. It was concluded that none of the religious variables was statistically associated with lifestyle dimensions or to their total score. However, there was an association between the variable "church attendance" and "to be or not practitioner" of religion.

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