Offer and participation in body practices and physical activities in primary health care in Brazil: analysis from 2014 to 2022

Abstract

The scope of this article is to analyze the temporal trend and macro-regional distribution of the options on offer in terms of collective activities of bodily practices and physical activities (BPPA) and the number of participants in primary health care, developed by all health professionals and by Physical Education Professionals in Brazil. It involved an ecological time-series study, using data from the Health Information System for Primary Health Care (Sisab) between 2014 and 2022, which was assessed using regression analysis and Joinpoint software. At the national level, the results revealed an increase in the number of collective BPPA activities and participants in primary health care developed by all health professionals and by Physical Education Professionals between 2014 and 2019, followed by a reduction in both in 2020. The upward trend resumed in 2021 and 2022. The conclusion drawn is that, despite the exceptional scenario caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, upward trends have been identified in both the options on offer of collective BPPA activities and in the number of participants.