Mudanças no conhecimento sobre saúde mental de escolares do ensino fundamental II após intervenções do Programa Residência Pedagógica em Educação Física: um estudo follow-up

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify changes in knowledge about mental health in students in the 7th year of elementary school II at a school unit in the public education network in the city of Maceió, State of Alagoas, after 16 (sixteen) months of theoretical interventions. and PRP practices, Physical Education subproject (2022-2023). This is a quantitative study, experimental model and pilot intervention, with follow-up, after theoretical/practical interventions in the Pedagogical Residency, Physical Education subproject (2020 to 2023). The variable of interest in this study was to compare students' knowledge about the relationship between mental health after 16 months of carrying out the intervention. 44 students participated, 26 men and 18 women, with an average age of 11.2 0.5 years. The results showed that although the questionnaire was applied after 16 months of the interventions carried out, there were positive changes in the intervention group in the students' responses on the concept of mental health (51.9% to 90%) and physical activity and mental health (from 42.3% to 50%), and negative changes in anxiety symptoms (from 55.8% to 50%). Therefore, there was a significant increase in the answers considered correct in the follow-up study. In this way, it is possible to conclude that the interventions carried out in the Pedagogical Residency Program may have contributed to students' knowledge about health issues.