Estado civil e prática de atividade física em adultos brasileiros: revisão sistemática

Abstract

Aiming to investigate the possible relationships between marital status and the practice of physical activity among Brazilian adults, in November 2021 a systematic review of the literature was conducted. The articles were searched in nine electronic databases (Academic Search Premier, Embase, Lilacs, Pubmed, Psycinfo, Scielo, Scopus, Sportdiscus and Web of Science), Google Scholar and in reference lists, establishing as criteria the original studies conducted in Brazil, involving samples of men and women over 18 years of age, without specific clinical conditions and impediments to the practice of physical activity. The studies of interest should also contain analyzes with at least three strata of marital status (e.g., single, married/with a partner and separated/divorced), without objections regarding domains, types, instruments and cutoff points of physical activity. Of the 12,978 initial records, 21 articles (17 studies) adequately responded to the inclusion criteria and were forwarded for synthesis. From the retrieved analyses, three studies recorded lower levels of physical activity in leisure time among “married/partnered” people when compared to single people. Thus, it is necessary to pay special attention to the recognition of the barriers to physical activity among these populations, as well as their proper understanding of actions, strategies and public policies aimed at promoting physical activity.