Behaviour of Daily Physical Activity in Seniors with Chronic Cardiovascular Disease – Analysis of Effects of Internal Factors

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To study the behavior of daily physical activity and analyze it internal determinants in the context of - health literacy and disease management self-assessment, symptoms of anxiety/depression and exercise tolerance of seniors with chronic cardiovascular disease.. The design of the cross-sectional study was chosen for the study. The sample consisted of 30 seniors with chronic cardiovascular disease. All were assessed for daily physical activity with accelerometry, health literacy, self-management of health status, symptoms of anxiety and depression with self-assessment questionnaires, aerobic capacity and endurance with a six-minute walk test. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics (correlation and logical regression methods).. 73.3% of the studied seniors sedentary spent more than eight hours a day on average. Only 37% of the sample's physical activity behaviour met accordance with the recommendations for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Half of the participants rated health literacy as sub-optimal or limited, and almost all rated the disease management ability as moderate or low, while half had mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and / or depression. Regression analysis confirmed the determinant effect of all five analyzed internal factors as a set (p
Period29 Mar 2023
Event titleRSU International Research Conference 2023: Knowledge for Use in Practice
Event typeConference
OrganiserRīga Stradiņš University
LocationRiga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

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