Original articleAre the Barriers for Physical Activity Practice Equal for All Peripheral Artery Disease Patients?
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Recruitment and inclusion criteria
Patients with peripheral artery disease were recruited at a tertiary center specializing in vascular disease. The patients were included in this study if they met the following criteria: (1) aged between 50 and 80 years; (2) ankle-brachial index ≤.90 at rest; (3) intermittent claudication symptoms; (4) no mental disability as identified using the mini-mental questionnaire14; and (5) agreed to volunteer for the study. A total of 145 patients were deemed eligible for the study. All subjects were
Results
The general characteristics of the patients are shown in table 1. Most patients were men, with low levels of education. The most prevalent comorbid conditions were hypertension and dyslipidemia, and the least frequently reported was currently smoking.
The barriers to physical activity most frequently reported were “lack of physical energy” (50%) and “lack of green areas” (65%), and the barrier least frequently reported was “have urinary incontinency” (16%).
The associations between the barriers
Discussion
The main results of the present study indicate that low economic status, low education level, diabetes, low ankle brachial index, and lower walking capacity are associated with a number of barriers to physical activity in patients with intermittent claudication.
Patients with low economic status reported more frequently that barriers to engaging in physical activity were “needing to rest because of leg pain” and “being afraid of falling.” In addition, these patients also reported a “lack of
Conclusions
Older patients with claudication, those with low levels of education, low economic status, diabetes, low ankle brachial index and walking capacity are more likely to experience barriers to physical activity.
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