title: Quality of life and physical activity in intensive care professionals from middle São Francisco.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective was to assess the level of physical activity (LPA) and the quality of life QL of the professionals who work in ICU.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study carried out in Adult ICUs. LPA was assessed by the International Questionnarie of Physical Activity--short form (IQPA-SF) and the QL by the Medical Outcomes Study 36 (SF-36) questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was classified active 50.89% out of a total of 59 professionals. Nursing technicians were considered the most active with 60.6%. The QL of the professionals who were considered active were better when compared to inactives, with statistical differences to the category of physical aspects limitation, social aspects and mental health. The working hours were higher than recommend, the physicians were higher than the physical therapist, nurses and technicians nurses (p = 0.046).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physically active professionals who work in ICU had higher quality of life probably why have lower hours of work and consequently more free time to engage in physical activity.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Fisioterapia, Universidade de Pernambuco, Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cícero Beto
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Freire
authors.affiliation: Curso de Fisioterapia, Universidade de Pernambuco, Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Freitas
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.affiliation: Curso de Fisioterapia, Universidade de Pernambuco, Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Paulo Adriano
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Schwingel
authors.affiliation: Hospital Agamenon Magalhães, Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eduardo Eriko Tenório
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: de França
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Saúde, Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Flávio Maciel Dias
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.affiliation: Curso de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Vitória, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Emilia Chagas
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Curso de Fisioterapia, Universidade de Pernambuco, Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marco Aurélio de Valois
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Correia Junior
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003422:Critical Care; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016272:Occupational Health; D011788:Quality of Life