Obese patients profile treated at the Primary Health Care service in the municipality of Chapecó, Santa Catarina

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Shawanda Abreu
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Silva, Bianca Gabriéli da, Machado, Marcelo Augusto Kessler, Santos, Kathusy dos, Toledo, Rosa Pereira, Simomura, Viviane Lazari, Lutinski, Junir Antonio
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/44433
• topic: Stress; Eating habits; Humor; Irritation.; Estresse; Hábitos alimentares; Humor; Irritação.

Introduction: Obesity results from the positive energy balance that favors the accumulation of fat. It is considered a public health problem, difficult to treat because of its multifactorial causes. Objective: to describe the profile of obese patients seen in the Primary Care network in the city of Chapecó. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study with patients over 18 years old, with a BMI greater than or equal to 30kg/m2, of both sexes. Anthropometric measurements of patients were performed and sociodemographic and food frequency questionnaires were applied, as well as questions related to anxiety and stress. The database was built using Excel for Windows software and statistical analysis was performed using Past software (version 3) using descriptive statistics (frequency) and compared using nonparametric tests (Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis). Results: In total, 50 patients participated in the study. The BMI varied significantly (p <0.05) according to access to health services, consumption of fruits and fried foods and feelings of guilt. No statistically significant relationship was found (p> 0.05) according to sex, education, marital status, area of residence, occupation, daily hours worked, income, means of transport, basic sanitation, number of annual consultations and frequency of salad consumption, vegetables, beans, milk and dairy products, hamburgers and sausages, cookies and snacks, sweets and soft drinks and stress. Conclusion: The results indicate a relationship between obesity and psychological factors, in addition to frequency and food choices. Multiprofessional care ensures comprehensive primary care and can be a favorable factor in controlling obesity.