Physical activity of patients after myocardial infarction during health resort rehabilitation and its selected socio-demographic conditions
Journal Title: Medycyna Rodzinna - Year 2015, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction. Physical activity plays an essential role in secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Aim. The goal of this research is to indicate socio-demographic conditions of physical activity of patients after myocardial infarction during health resort rehabilitation. Material and methods. 100 persons, who stayed in Cardiology Hospital in Nałęczów from 12th May 2014 to 31st May 2014, took part in the research. The studies were conducted with use: own questionnaire and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Results. Physical activity assessed with a standardized questionnaire IPAQ is at moderate level. The most frequently indicated forms of physical activity used are walking and cycling. The studies showed increase in frequency of physical activities undertaken after cardiac incident from 4.07 per week to 6.071 per week. Before myocardial infarction, each of the respondents spent on average 42.37 min on physical activity, and after the myocardial infarction the time spent for such activities was 53.02 min. Conclusions. In the group of respondents, the level of physical activity was classified as sufficient and adequate. It was also found that frequency and time spent on activity after heart attack increased in comparison to the situation before the heart attack. It was shown that on the significant statistically level, women do housework and read books and magazines more often than men. Persons of peasant origin often choose sleep as a form of relax, whereas reading magazines is characteristic for persons of intelligentsia background. Respondents with higher education are different from other respondents by activities realized in the form of Nordic walking and reading.
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Katarzyna Ferenc, Danuta Zarzycka, Barbara Ślusarska
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