O determinante ausente da medicina do estilo de vida: não há remédio para o tempo
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https://doi.org/10.61661/congresso.cbmev.9.2026.254Palavras-chave:
pobreza de tempo, comportamento em saúde, medicina do estilo de vida, uso do tempo, prescrição comportamentalResumo
Introdução: As recomendações de Medicina do Estilo de Vida (MEV) são cada vez mais reconhecidas como estratégias fundamentais para a prevenção e o manejo de doenças crônicas. No entanto, apesar de sua crescente incorporação à prática clínica, pouca atenção tem sido dada às demandas de tempo necessárias para sua implementação na vida real. Objetivo e metodologia: Este estudo exploratório teve como objetivo estimar o investimento diário de tempo necessário para cumprir as recomendações baseadas em evidências relacionadas aos principais pilares da MEV. Foi utilizada uma abordagem integrativa de métodos mistos, combinando uma síntese narrativa de diretrizes e da literatura científica com estimativas individuais de tempo realizadas pelos autores, buscando tangibilizar a carga temporal associada à implementação dessas recomendações na vida cotidiana. Resultados: As recomendações mínimas baseadas em evidências sugeriram uma necessidade cumulativa de aproximadamente 11,4 horas por dia dedicadas a comportamentos relacionados a um estilo de vida saudável. As estimativas individuais dos autores demonstraram ampla variabilidade, variando de 9,8 a 16,7 horas/dia. É importante destacar que a incorporação dos componentes de “tempo invisível”, incluindo preparo, deslocamento, higiene, organização e demandas logísticas, aumentou substancialmente a carga temporal associada às intervenções de estilo de vida, podendo atingir 22,6 horas/dia. Conclusão: Os achados sugerem que o tempo, um recurso que é escasso e finito, representa um determinante estrutural central, porém ainda pouco reconhecido, da adesão às recomendações de MEV. Esses resultados reforçam a necessidade de abordagens mais realistas, integradas e sensíveis ao contexto do indivíduo para a prescrição e a implementação de intervenções de estilo de vida.
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