Laércio André Gassen Balsan

Avaliação postural, dor e aptidão física de praticantes de hidroginástica

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hydrogymnastics may be practiced by people of different ages because it provides low impact, being an alternative to improve quality of life and health of people unable to practice impact activities. This study aimed at analyzing the effects of 12 weeks of hydrogymnastics on subjective pain perception and their influence on daily life activities, in addition to evaluating posture and fitness of hydrogymnastics practitioners. METHOD: Participated in this study 20 females aged from 30 to 50 years who went through a baseline evaluation to measure flexibility and localized muscle resistance. Anthropometric measures were body mass, height, waist and hip circumference to estimate body mass index (BMI) and waist / hip ratio (WHR). In addition, they have answered two questionnaires to evaluate pain. Twelve weeks after the pre-test, final evaluation was performed. RESULTS: There has been statistical difference in waist circumference and WHR, in addition to decreased subjective pain sensation on face and left foot. Pain started to interfere less with general activities, mood and sleep. With regard to posture, there has been no change between the beginning and the end of the study. CONCLUSION: Hydrogymnastics for 12 weeks was effective to improve some fitness items and to decrease pain; however it has not changed posture of females practicing such modality.

Levels of career commitment and career entrenchment of nurses from public and private hospitals

Objetivo: verificar a predominância dos tipos de vinculos - comprometimento e entrincheiramento - com a carreira, de enfermeiros de instituicoes hospitalares publicas e privadas. Metodos: trata-se de uma pesquisa de campo, com abordagem quantitativa. Participaram da pesquisa 237 enfermeiros, por meio de um questionario contendo 43 questoes sobre dados sociodemograficos, ocupacionais e vinculos com a carreira. Para analise dos dados utilizou-se estatistica descritiva, analise de frequencia e teste U de Mann-Whitney. Resultados: enfermeiros de hospitais publicos e privados apresentam alto nivel de comprometimento e nivel mediano de entrincheiramento com a carreira. Conclusoes: os enfermeiros possuem um vinculo maior de afeto e identificacao com sua carreira do que estagnacao, mantido primeiramente pelos investimentos realizados, seguido dos custos emocionais e por falta de alternativas. Tal fato esta associado a permanencia dos individuos na enfermagem e maior empenho nas atividades.Objective: to determine the prevalence of the types of relations to career - commitment and entrenchment - of nurses from public and private hospitals. Methods: field survey with a quantitative approach. A total of 237 nurses participated in the survey through a questionnaire with 43 questions about sociodemographic data, occupation, and relation to career. Descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, and Mann-Whitney U test were used for data analysis. Results: nurses from public and private hospitals have a high level of career commitment and a median level of career entrenchment. Conclusions: nurses have a stronger relation of affection and identification to career than a relation of stagnation, maintained primarily due to investments, followed by emotional costs and lack of alternatives. This fact is associated with individuals continuing in nursing and having a strong commitment to activities.

Percepção dos colaboradores da equipe de enfermagem quanto ao estilo de liderança de seu superior imediato

Este estudo tem como objetivo verificar a percepcao dos colaboradores da equipe de Enfermagem quanto ao estilo de lideranca de seu superior imediato e comparar a forma como esses se desenvolvem em instituicoes hospitalares publicas e privadas. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa descritiva de carater quantitativo. A populacao do estudo foi composta por enfermeiros, tecnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem. Para a analise dos dados utilizou-se o calculo de estatisticas descritivas (tabelas de frequencias, medidas de tendencia central, medidas de dispersao e padronizacao das medias dos construtos). Os resultados indicaram que os gestores, tanto nos hospitais publicos quanto nos privados, apresentam um nivel alto para a lideranca transformacional e mediano para a lideranca transacional. Entretanto, apesar de haver um predominio do estilo transformacional, em geral, a atuacao do superior como lider se destaca quando existem problemas a serem resolvidos. Alem disso, os resultados verificados nesta pesquisa demonstram ser possivel a coexistencia dos estilos de lideranca transacional e transformacional, os quais, nao sao abordagens opostas, mas contribuem uma com a outra para o bom desempenho organizacional.

A influência do comprometimento, do entrincheiramento e do suporte à transferência de treinamento sobre o impacto do treinamento no trabalho

This article aims to identify the influence of organizational commitment and entrenchment, as well as support for the transfer of training on the impact of on-the-job training. For this, a sample of 392 servers from a public institution of higher education who responded to a questionnaire prepared from previously validated self-assessment models was used. After quantitatively analyzing the data, the results showed positive correlations between affective commitment, the impact of training and support to transfer at work; and negative correlations between the training impact at work and the dimensions of entrenchment (limitations of alternatives and bureaucratic arrangements). It was concluded, therefore, that the nature of the individuals link with the organization differently affects the transfer of the learning obtained in the trainings, which can subsidize strategies for the strengthening of the training impact at work. This article aims to identify the influence of organizational commitment and entrenchment, as well as support for the transfer of training on the impact of on-the-job training. For this, a sample of 392 servers from a public institution of higher education who responded to a questionnaire prepared from previously validated self-assessment models was used. After quantitatively analyzing the data, the results showed positive correlations between affective commitment, the impact of training and support to transfer at work; and negative correlations between the training impact at work and the dimensions of entrenchment (limitations of alternatives and bureaucratic arrangements). It was concluded, therefore, that the nature of the individuals link with the organization differently affects the transfer of the learning obtained in the trainings, which can subsidize strategies for the strengthening of the training impact at work.

Comprometimento e entrincheiramento organizacional: explorando as relações entre os construtos

This study aimed to examine the relationships between the bases of the constructs Organizational Commitment and Organizational Entrenchment. For this, we carried out a survey of a quantitative character with 392 servers administrative staff of a Federal University, to which a questionnaire containing validated scales for the Brazilian context was applied. Data were analyzed using correlation analysis to verify the relationship between the constitutive dimensions of the two constructs. The main results showed a moderate correlation of instrumental and normative bases of commitment revealing the ambiguity surrounding the definition of these bases proposed by Meyer and Allen (1991) model. The bases instrumental and affective showed low correlation reinforcing the idea that it should not be treated as two dimensions of the same construct. Moreover, affective commitment was not correlated with the entrenchment, showing that they are separate bond. These results support the proposal that the commitment must be treated as a unidimensional construct (restricted to affective base), while the instrumental or continuing base shall be considered a separate construct called organizational entrenchment.

Niveles de comprometimiento y atrincheramiento con la carrera de enfermeros de hospitales públicos y privados

Objetivo: verificar a predominância dos tipos de vinculos - comprometimento e entrincheiramento - com a carreira, de enfermeiros de instituicoes hospitalares publicas e privadas. Metodos: trata-se de uma pesquisa de campo, com abordagem quantitativa. Participaram da pesquisa 237 enfermeiros, por meio de um questionario contendo 43 questoes sobre dados sociodemograficos, ocupacionais e vinculos com a carreira. Para analise dos dados utilizou-se estatistica descritiva, analise de frequencia e teste U de Mann-Whitney. Resultados: enfermeiros de hospitais publicos e privados apresentam alto nivel de comprometimento e nivel mediano de entrincheiramento com a carreira. Conclusoes: os enfermeiros possuem um vinculo maior de afeto e identificacao com sua carreira do que estagnacao, mantido primeiramente pelos investimentos realizados, seguido dos custos emocionais e por falta de alternativas. Tal fato esta associado a permanencia dos individuos na enfermagem e maior empenho nas atividades.Objective: to determine the prevalence of the types of relations to career - commitment and entrenchment - of nurses from public and private hospitals. Methods: field survey with a quantitative approach. A total of 237 nurses participated in the survey through a questionnaire with 43 questions about sociodemographic data, occupation, and relation to career. Descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, and Mann-Whitney U test were used for data analysis. Results: nurses from public and private hospitals have a high level of career commitment and a median level of career entrenchment. Conclusions: nurses have a stronger relation of affection and identification to career than a relation of stagnation, maintained primarily due to investments, followed by emotional costs and lack of alternatives. This fact is associated with individuals continuing in nursing and having a strong commitment to activities.

Níveis de comprometimento e entrincheiramento com a carreira, de enfermeiros de hospitais públicos e privados

Objetivo: verificar a predominância dos tipos de vinculos - comprometimento e entrincheiramento - com a carreira, de enfermeiros de instituicoes hospitalares publicas e privadas. Metodos: trata-se de uma pesquisa de campo, com abordagem quantitativa. Participaram da pesquisa 237 enfermeiros, por meio de um questionario contendo 43 questoes sobre dados sociodemograficos, ocupacionais e vinculos com a carreira. Para analise dos dados utilizou-se estatistica descritiva, analise de frequencia e teste U de Mann-Whitney. Resultados: enfermeiros de hospitais publicos e privados apresentam alto nivel de comprometimento e nivel mediano de entrincheiramento com a carreira. Conclusoes: os enfermeiros possuem um vinculo maior de afeto e identificacao com sua carreira do que estagnacao, mantido primeiramente pelos investimentos realizados, seguido dos custos emocionais e por falta de alternativas. Tal fato esta associado a permanencia dos individuos na enfermagem e maior empenho nas atividades.Objective: to determine the prevalence of the types of relations to career - commitment and entrenchment - of nurses from public and private hospitals. Methods: field survey with a quantitative approach. A total of 237 nurses participated in the survey through a questionnaire with 43 questions about sociodemographic data, occupation, and relation to career. Descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, and Mann-Whitney U test were used for data analysis. Results: nurses from public and private hospitals have a high level of career commitment and a median level of career entrenchment. Conclusions: nurses have a stronger relation of affection and identification to career than a relation of stagnation, maintained primarily due to investments, followed by emotional costs and lack of alternatives. This fact is associated with individuals continuing in nursing and having a strong commitment to activities.

Prevalência de lesões em escolares praticantes de atividade física: uma análise retrospectiva

Resumen pt: Introducao: Estudos demonstram que a pratica de atividade fisica pode proporcionar beneficios para as diferentes populacoes; porem, sempre ha o risco de ...