Visibilidade curricular para o excesso de peso: Contribuição da análise temática

Abstract

Introduction: Overweight is understood as one of the biggest public health problems in the world. Objective: This study aimed to identify educational strategies to face the invisibility of the issue of overweight in the medical curriculum, from students in boarding schools and a public university in north-eastern Brazil. Method: We opted for the qualitative methodology, where the answers to questions on the theme were subjected to a thematic analysis, in which we sought to apprehend the suggestions for the improvement of their teaching / learning. Results: The results showed two categories of suggestions. The first involved measures with medium-term results, such as encouraging a healthy lifestyle in the medical school environment. The other dealt with short-term outcome measures, such as educational interventions aimed at improving students' skills in overweight approaching. Conclusions: It is concluded that there is a need for effective educational interventions during graduation aiming to improve skills in lifestyle medicine and in the approach to overweight. Thus, future health professionals will be better equipped to assist patients in adopting and maintaining healthier behaviours.