Maintenance of Physical Activity Behavior by Individuals with Prediabetes and Diabetes during the COVID-19 Pandemic after Completing an Exercise Intervention in Brazil

This cross-sectional study evaluated the perception of individuals with prediabetes/diabetes about their living conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify the facilitators, barriers, and reasons to remain physically active at home and adhere to recommended exercise. It included individuals with prediabetes/diabetes who had completed an exercise intervention, which started on-site and moved to a remote home-based regime due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were advised to keep exercising at home. The outcomes were assessed by a bespoke questionnaire that was developed by the research team, the Brazilian Portuguese adapted version of the Exercise Adherence Rating scale, and the Motives for Physical Activity Measure-Revised scale. Of 15 participants (8 female, 58 ± 11 years), most reported positive perceptions about their living conditions and few difficulties maintaining some physical activity at home. However, only 53.8% of them adhered to the recommended exercise. Time flexibility, no need for commuting, and a sense of autonomy were the main facilitators of home exercise, while a lack of adequate space was the main barrier. The descending order of median scores that were obtained in each reason for physical activity was fitness, enjoyment, competence, social, and appearance. Individuals with prediabetes/diabetes maintained some physical activity during the pandemic, mainly motivated by health concerns

Tendências gerenciais que podem levar a enfermagem a percorrer novos caminhos Tendencias gerenciales que pueden llevar a la enfermería a recorrer nuevos caminos Management trends that may lead nursing to new paths

As mudanças no contexto econômico e social têm determinado a necessidade de novas estratégias de gestão para as organizações. Na área de serviços, as instituições de Saúde e a Enfermagem têm sofrido o impacto dessas mudanças dentro dos seus processos de trabalho. Buscamos refletir sobre as novas tendências gerenciais e como elas podem influenciar a organização do trabalho de Enfermagem nos serviços de Saúde e as ações dos enfermeiros gerentes em estratégias que atendam aos desafios da profissão, num contexto social em transformação. Essas novas tendências têm apontado para a ênfase no desenvolvimento de organizações de aprendizagem, investimento no capital humano, na incorporação de novos conhecimentos e habilidades, buscando uma prática administrativa aberta, flexível e participativa, fundamentada na razão, na criatividade, sensibilidade e intuição.<br>Las modificaciones en el contexto económico y social han determinado la necesidad de nuevas estrategias de gestión para las organizaciones. En el área de servicios, las instituciones de salud y la enfermería han sufrido el impacto de esas modificaciones dentro de sus procesos de trabajo. Buscamos reflexionar sobre las nuevas tendencias gerenciales y sobre la forma como las mismas pueden influenciar en la organización del trabajo de enfermería en servicios de salud y en las acciones de los enfermeros gerentes en estrategias que enfrenten los desafíos de la profesión en un contexto social en transformación. Esas nuevas tendencias han apuntado hacia el énfasis en el desarrollo de organizaciones de aprendizaje, inversión en capital humano, incorporación de nuevos conocimientos y habilidades en la búsqueda de una práctica administrativa abierta, flexible y participativa, fundamentada en la razón, en la creatividad, en la sensibilidad y en la intuición.<br>The changes in the economic and social context have led to the need of new management strategies for organizations. In the area of services, healthcare and nursing organizations have suffered the impact of these changes within their work processes. Our goal was to reflect on the new management trends and how they could influence the nursing work organization in healthcare services and the actions by managing nurses in strategies that meet the challenges of the profession in a changing social context. These new trends have pointed to the emphasis on the development or learning organizations, investment on human capital, inclusion of new knowledge and skills, searching for an open, flexible and participatory administrative practice, based on reason, creativity, sensitivity and intuition