Nível de atividade física e de qualidade de vida dos alunos do curso de formação de soldados da polícia militar da Paraíba

Abstract

The Military Police, according to the Federal Constitution, is considered an auxiliary force and reserve of the Army, with the function of ostensible police and preservation of public order. Compliance with the constitutional duty to maintain public order requires military police officers to have a good level of physical fitness and good health. The objective of the present study is to analyze the level of physical activity and quality of life of the military police students, of the Training Course of Soldiers of the Military Police of Paraíba. The research is descriptive and cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 171 (one hundred and seventy-one) military police students of both sexes, aged 26±3,5, duly enrolled in the Training Course for Soldiers, in operation at the Education Center of the Military Police of Paraíba. The variables investigated were the level of physical activity and the level of quality of life, being measured, respectively, by the following instruments: IPAQ - Short version, and WHOQOL-BREF. The data analysis was of the descriptive type, through measures of central tendency, and distribution of absolute and relative frequencies. Regarding the level of physical activity none of the investigated was classified as sedentary. 28% were classified as irregularly active, 59.1% as active, and 12.9% as very active. As for the general perception of quality of life, a regular perception was observed in all dimensions: Psychological (3.8±0,5), and Social Relations (3,8±0,7), Physics (3,6± 0,6), and Environment (3,1±0,5). It was found that the majority of participants, regarding the level of physical activity were classified as active. In relation to the evaluation of the general quality of life, it was found that in average terms all domains presented values that indicate that the soldiers have a regular perception of this variable.