[Telephone-based approach for health promotion]

Abstract

Adopting healthy habits, such as physical exercises, is an attitude that helps individuals to improve their health, as well as to prevent chronic diseases. The development of techniques that help to create healthy habits in the population is an important strategy when seeking its health improvement. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a telephone approach to promote physical exercises. Fourteen individuals were advised in 5 telephone calls within an interval of one to two months. It was demonstrated the method used was effective, producing positive effects as to behavioral changes. As a result, haf of the sedentary people approached started to do physical exercises.