de Lira Claudio Andre Barbosa, de Almeida Alves Taíza Márcia, Peixinho-Pena Luiz Fernando, Sousa Bolivar Saldanha, de Santana Marcos Gonçalves, Benite-Ribeiro Sandra Aparecida, Andrade Marilia Dos Santos, Vancini Rodrigo Luiz
Setor de Fisiologia Humana e do Exercício, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Câmpus Jataí, Jataí,
Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Degener Neurol Neuromuscul Dis. 2013 Aug 8;3:41-46. doi: 10.2147/DNND.S45980. eCollection 2013.
Post-poliomyelitis syndrome is a clinical condition that can affect poliomyelitis survivors with the onset of new symptoms several years after the acute disease. These symptoms include new muscular weakness, fatigue, pain, onset or aggravation of muscle atrophy, muscle cramps, onset or aggravation of pre-existing difficulties in accomplishing daily life activities, cold intolerance, sleep disorders, dysphonia or dysphagia, and respiratory deficiency. The treatment of post-poliomyelitis syndrome requires a multiprofessional health team because the rehabilitation procedures include lifestyle changes, physiotherapy, avoidance of secondary complications, and physical exercise. As physical exercise is prescribed by physical education professionals, the assessment of knowledge about post-poliomyelitis syndrome among these professionals is very relevant. The aim of this study was to evaluate poliomyelitis and post-poliomyelitis syndrome knowledge among physical education professionals in Brazil.
We invited participants with an academic degree in physical education (n = 217) to participate in this study. A self-administered survey (30 questions) was designed to probe knowledge about poliomyelitis and post-poliomyelitis syndrome. From the survey, we created a questionnaire to evaluate the performance of the professionals. The questionnaire was composed of 20 questions and a score was provided, varying from 0 (totally uninformed) to 20 (well informed).
Approximately 73% of surveyed participants had never heard of post-poliomyelitis syndrome, and only 19.4% had received information about the disease. Among those surveyed, 61.8% did not know whether restriction of physical activities was warranted for people with poliomyelitis sequelae, and only 32.3% knew that physical exercise (especially intense exercise) should be limited for patients with sequelae of paralytic poliomyelitis.
The findings of the present study indicate a critical need for improvement of knowledge about post-poliomyelitis syndrome among Brazilian physical education professionals.
小儿麻痹后遗症是一种临床病症，可影响小儿麻痹症幸存者，在急性疾病发生数年之后出现新症状。这些症状包括新出现的肌肉无力、疲劳、疼痛、肌肉萎缩的出现或加重、肌肉痉挛、既往日常生活活动困难的出现或加重、不耐寒、睡眠障碍、发声困难或吞咽困难以及呼吸功能不全。小儿麻痹后遗症的治疗需要多专业的健康团队，因为康复程序包括生活方式改变、物理治疗、避免继发并发症以及体育锻炼。由于体育锻炼由体育专业人员规定，因此评估这些专业人员对小儿麻痹后遗症的知识非常重要。本研究的目的是评估巴西体育专业人员对小儿麻痹症和小儿麻痹后遗症的知识。
我们邀请了拥有体育学学位的参与者（n = 217）参与本研究。设计了一份自填式调查问卷（30个问题），以探究对小儿麻痹症和小儿麻痹后遗症的知识。根据该调查，我们创建了一份问卷来评估专业人员的表现。问卷由20个问题组成，并给出一个分数，范围从0（完全不知情）到20（非常了解）。
大约73%的受调查参与者从未听说过小儿麻痹后遗症，只有19.4%的人收到过有关该疾病的信息。在受调查者中，61.8%不知道小儿麻痹后遗症患者是否需要限制体育活动，只有32.3%知道麻痹性小儿麻痹后遗症患者应限制体育锻炼（尤其是剧烈运动）。
本研究结果表明，巴西体育专业人员急需提高对小儿麻痹后遗症的认识。
