Novas tecnologias digitais e atividade física: desafios contemporâneos
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2020-08-28
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Verzani, Renato Henrique
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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Os avanços tecnológicos nos últimos anos têm viabilizado uma série de novas possibilidades, inclusive considerando a imersão cada vez mais representativa nas redes sociais virtuais, o uso de smartphones e outras ferramentas. Desta maneira, é fundamental entender diversas questões que se inserem na nossa realidade. O contato com as informações e o risco inerente à confiabilidade das mesmas, o smartphone tornando-se quase uma extensão das pessoas, a expansão dos wearables (dispositivos vestíveis) são questões que colocam essas novas tecnologias digitais com potencial para trazer diversas implicações para a vida das pessoas. Estes reflexos podem impactar nas práticas de atividades físicas, no combate à inatividade física e nas doenças crônicas não transmissíveis (DCNTs) relacionadas e na saúde pública, por exemplo, reafirmando a importância de ampliar os olhares neste sentido. Assim, o objetivo principal foi analisar o impacto das redes sociais virtuais, dos aplicativos de smartphones e dos wearables nas rotinas de atividades físicas de seus usuários. Foi realizada uma pesquisa descritiva exploratória de caráter transversal, por meio do método qualitativo, com uma entrevista semiestruturada envolvendo 32 participantes, com média de idade de 28,9 anos, praticantes de atividades físicas regulares e que afirmam utilizar redes sociais virtuais e possuir artefatos tecnológicos que possam estar relacionados com esta prática. Os resultados foram analisados por meio de técnicas da análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Foram encontrados diversos dados significativos, como a confirmação de que grande parte tem interesses nas informações sobre atividades físicas neste ambiente, a percepção de vulnerabilidade dos usuários quanto aos conteúdos, o fato de considerarem que estes fatores são aliados e também um direcionamento motivacional positivo, dentre outros. Por outro lado, alguns comportamentos negativos também foram relatados, como mudar de opinião após acessar conteúdos, mesmo sem buscar outras fontes para confirmar veracidade, a reprodução de treinos ou exercícios por alguns praticantes, o uso inadequado de algumas ferramentas disponibilizadas visando aumentar a visibilidade frente a outros usuários, podendo levar a riscos desnecessários. Desta maneira, é perceptível que estas novas realidades estão impactando nas práticas de atividades físicas, tanto para questões positivas, como para negativas. Com isso, é preciso que as reflexões conduzam a alterações nas atitudes tanto dos usuários, como dos profissionais da área da saúde. Estimular a criticidade, conscientizar quanto aos riscos, tornar clara a formação profissional quando publicar algum conteúdo, são alguns pontos importantes. Assim, conclui-se que é preciso ter atenção com esta temática, buscando uma utilização mais segura, promovendo educação e atitude consciente frente as possibilidades, contribuindo com uma imersão mais segura e, desta maneira, com a diversificação dos recursos empregados e um direcionamento cada vez mais benéfico.
Technological advances in recent years have enabled a number of new possibilities, including considering the increasingly representative immersion in virtual social networks, the use of smartphones and other tools. Thus, it is essential to understand several issues present in our reality. The contact with information and the risk inherent in its reliability, the smartphone becoming almost an extension of people, the expansion of wearables are questions that pose these new digital technologies with the potential to have different implications for people's lives . This can affect physical activity practices, the fight against physical inactivity and related non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) and public health, for example, reaffirming the importance of looking in this direction. Thus, the aim was to analyze the impact of virtual social networks, smartphone applications and wearables on users' physical activity routines. A descriptive exploratory research was conducted using the qualitative method, with a semi structured interview involving 32 participants, with an average age of 28.9 years, who practice regular physical activities and claim to use virtual social networks and have technological artifacts that may be related to this practice. The results were analyzed through content analysis techniques proposed by Bardin. Several significant data were found, such as the confirmation that most of them have interests in information about physical activities in this environment, the perception of users' vulnerability regarding content, the fact that they consider these factors to be allies and also a positive motivational direction, among others. On the other hand, some negative behaviors were also reported, such as change of opinion after accessing content, even without seeking other sources to confirm veracity, the reproduction of training or exercises by some practitioners, the inappropriate use of some available tools to increase visibility, which can lead to unnecessary risks. Thus, it is evident that these new realities are affecting the practice of physical activities, for both positive and negative issues. Thereby, reflections must lead to changes in the attitudes of users and health professionals. Stimulating criticality, raising awareness, exposing professional training when publishing content are some important points. Thus, we conclude that it is necessary to pay attention to this theme, seeking a safer use, promoting education and a conscious attitude towards the possibilities, contributing to a safer immersion and, in this way, with the diversification of the resources employed and an increasingly beneficial direction.
Technological advances in recent years have enabled a number of new possibilities, including considering the increasingly representative immersion in virtual social networks, the use of smartphones and other tools. Thus, it is essential to understand several issues present in our reality. The contact with information and the risk inherent in its reliability, the smartphone becoming almost an extension of people, the expansion of wearables are questions that pose these new digital technologies with the potential to have different implications for people's lives . This can affect physical activity practices, the fight against physical inactivity and related non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) and public health, for example, reaffirming the importance of looking in this direction. Thus, the aim was to analyze the impact of virtual social networks, smartphone applications and wearables on users' physical activity routines. A descriptive exploratory research was conducted using the qualitative method, with a semi structured interview involving 32 participants, with an average age of 28.9 years, who practice regular physical activities and claim to use virtual social networks and have technological artifacts that may be related to this practice. The results were analyzed through content analysis techniques proposed by Bardin. Several significant data were found, such as the confirmation that most of them have interests in information about physical activities in this environment, the perception of users' vulnerability regarding content, the fact that they consider these factors to be allies and also a positive motivational direction, among others. On the other hand, some negative behaviors were also reported, such as change of opinion after accessing content, even without seeking other sources to confirm veracity, the reproduction of training or exercises by some practitioners, the inappropriate use of some available tools to increase visibility, which can lead to unnecessary risks. Thus, it is evident that these new realities are affecting the practice of physical activities, for both positive and negative issues. Thereby, reflections must lead to changes in the attitudes of users and health professionals. Stimulating criticality, raising awareness, exposing professional training when publishing content are some important points. Thus, we conclude that it is necessary to pay attention to this theme, seeking a safer use, promoting education and a conscious attitude towards the possibilities, contributing to a safer immersion and, in this way, with the diversification of the resources employed and an increasingly beneficial direction.
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Educação física, Desenvolvimento tecnológico, Tecnologia vestível, Redes sociais on-line, Estratégias de e-Saúde, Physical education, Technological development, Wearable Eletronic devices, Virtual social networks, e-Health strategies