Measures and indicators of physical activity in surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation of primary health care in Brazil: a scoping review.

The study aimed to map physical activity (PA)-related measures and indicators that are considered in Primary Health Care (PHC/SUS) surveillance, monitoring and assessment. This scoping review was conducted in January 2024 in electronic portals, searching for government materials that aimed at these strategies of PHC/SUS with PA indicators. The selection and extraction processes were performed in pairs, and a thematic synthesis was used. Of the 239 potentially eligible documents, 95 were included on surveillance (n = 39), plans/policies (n = 7), user (n = 34) and service (n = 15) monitoring/assessment. A total of 69 measures and 38 different indicators were addressed in health surveillance. Service monitoring/assessment includes general and specific PA programs (17 and 13 indicators, respectively). User monitoring/assessment included indicators aimed at people from different groups (e.g., people with chronic diseases) and their application, primarily in initial examinations and therapeutic planning. This study reinforces a call for government actions aiming to qualify the acquisition and implementation of PA-related health information; this may be one the main pathways of strengthening PA promotion on the SUS agenda.