Development of the Brazilian version of a pan-Canadian behavior change program and its health and fitness outcomes
Date
2022
Authors
Schwartz, Juliano
Oh, Paul
Bredin, Shannon S. D.
Rhodes, Ryan E.
Perotto, Maira B.
Gaytán-González, Alejandro
Warburton, Darren E. R.
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Publisher
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Abstract
Chronic diseases are a major health problem worldwide, especially in lower-income
jurisdictions. Considering this scenario, the World Health Organization has recently established,
as a research priority, preventive interventions for populations from lower-income countries, such
as the middle-income country of Brazil. The purpose of this article is to describe the components
of a pan-Canadian lifestyle program adapted to Brazilians and to report its health and fitness
outcomes. A 12-week program called ACCELERATION was translated and culturally adapted to
Brazilians. A quasi-randomized controlled trial was designed, consisting of weekly emails and
educational videos addressing risk factors for chronic disease. Health and fitness measures included
body composition, cardiovascular variables, aerobic fitness, and muscular strength. The Brazilian
experimental group showed maintenance in heart rate, blood pressure, and VO2max values while
presenting an improvement of 3.3% in body fat percentage (p = 0.040, d = -0.325) and 5.1% in muscular
strength (p = 0.039, d = 0.328). Overall, these results were similar to the Canadian intervention. Based
on these findings, the Brazilian version of the program has the potential to contribute to the fight
against chronic diseases in Brazil.
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Keywords
prevention, chronic disease, Canada, Brazil
Citation
Schwartz, J., Oh, P., Bredin, S. S. D., Rhodes, R. E., Perotto, M. B., Gaytán- González, A., Warburton, D. E. R. (2022). “Development of the Brazilian version of a pan-Canadian behavior change program and its health and fitness outcomes.” Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(19), 5926. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195926