Actividad física y percepciones de beneficios y barreras en una universidad colombiana (Physical activity and perceptions of benefits and barriers in a Colombian university)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v0i30.35175Keywords:
Actividad física, beneficios, barreras, comunidad universitaria (Physical activity, benefits, barriers, university students, college campus)Abstract
Los objetivos de esta investigación fueron determinar los niveles, los beneficios y las barreras de la actividad física (AF) en una de la sedes de la Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Participaron de manera voluntaria 92 estudiantes, 72 docentes y 45 empleados; utilizando un muestreo aleatorio simple para cada grupo. Se empleó el Cuestionario Global de Actividad Física (GPAQ) para identificar los niveles de actividad física (NAF) y el cuestionario para medir la percepción de los beneficios y las barreras de AF The Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS). Las encuestas fueron recolectadas durante el segundo semestre del año 2012. Se manejó el programa estadístico SPSS versión 21 para el análisis de los datos, utilizando técnicas de distribución de frecuencias y la prueba de X2 para comparar las proporciones, de acuerdo al vínculo con la universidad y al sexo. Se identificó que el 51.1% de los estudiantes, el 48.6% de los docentes y el 46.7% de los empleados presentan NAF altos. No se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre las percepciones de beneficios de AF; la menor percepción de barreras fue observada en los estudiantes y la mayor en los docentes. Los resultados del presente estudio podrían servir como insumos para la creación de estrategias que posibiliten mejorar los programas de AF ofrecidos dentro del campus universitario y permitan incrementar los NAF de la población, al mismo tiempo aumentar la adherencia a dichos programas.
Abstract. The objectives of this research were to determine the levels, benefits and barriers to physical activity in one of the campuses of the University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia. 92 students, 72 teachers and 45 employees voluntarily participated in this study using simple random sampling for each group. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) was used to identify levels of physical activity (PA) and the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS) questionnaire to measure the perceived benefits and barriers of PA. The surveys were collected during the second half of 2012. We used SPSS version 21 for analysis of the data, using techniques of frequency distribution and the X2 test to compare proportions based on the participants’ relationship with the university and gender. It was found that 51.1 % of students, 48.6 % of teachers and 46.7 % of employees have high levels of PA. No statistically significant differences between the perceptions of benefits of PA were found; the lowest perceived barriers were observed in students and the highest in teachers. The results of this study could serve as input for the creation of strategies to build better PA programs offered within the university campus and allow to increase PA levels of the population, while increasing adherence to such programs.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and ensure the magazine the right to be the first publication of the work as licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of authorship of the work and the initial publication in this magazine.
- Authors can establish separate additional agreements for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in the journal (eg, to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
- Is allowed and authors are encouraged to disseminate their work electronically (eg, in institutional repositories or on their own website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as to a subpoena more Early and more of published work (See The Effect of Open Access) (in English).
This journal provides immediate open access to its content (BOAI, http://legacy.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/boaifaq.htm#openaccess) on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The authors may download the papers from the journal website, or will be provided with the PDF version of the article via e-mail.