Efetividade de uma intervenção na promoção de estilo de vida de servidores públicos

This study aimed to evaluate the reach and effectiveness of the behavior change program called “Active Life Improving Health” - VAMOS (version 2.0) in technical-administrative public servants at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). It is an intervention study, of an almost experimental type, carried out with 35 servers divided into an intervention group (IG = 22) and a control group (CG = 13). The IG participated for six months in the intervention, and the CG received information in a single moment about the importance of healthy behaviors. The reach and effectiveness of the intervention were assessed using the RE-AIM tool. Pre- and post-intervention measures were taken to evaluate the level of physical activity, eating behavior, anthropometry and quality of life. For data analysis, the chi-square test, two-way analysis of variance for repeated measures and generalized estimation equation method were used (p < 0.05). The data was analyzed using the IBM® program version 22.0. The reach of the intervention was 14.5%. Regarding effectiveness, the IG decreased the time spent on sedentary behavior and increased the moderate/ vigorous physical activity, increased consumption of healthy foods, reduced anthropometric measurements and improved the perception of a positive quality of life. Through educational guidelines on the importance of adhering to healthy behaviors related to physical activity and food, VAMOS promoted behavioral changes which produced positive impacts on the health of technical-administrative public servants.