Perceived barriers to physical activity among Nigerian stroke survivors
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2016-07-20
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Pan African Medical Journal
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Introduction: Benefits of physical activity in the prevention and management of stroke are well documented in the literature. There is increasing
evidence that stroke survivors in South-West Nigeria are physically inactive. Data on barriers to the achievement of the recommended physical
activity levels including its differences along socio-demographic characteristics among stroke survivors in South-West Nigeria are needed.
Methods: The Exercise Benefits and Barrier Scale and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire were administered on 121 stroke survivors
to determine their perceived barriers to physical activity and physical activity levels respectively. Information on socio-demographic data and
clinical variables were also collected. Results: The sample included 70.2% males, with majority of the participants reporting low physical activity
levels (80.2%) and high perceived barriers (Mean=48.13, SD=7.88). The four most reported common barriers among stroke survivors were access
to exercise facilities (95.0 %), being embarrassed to exercise (94.2%), economic cost demands of exercise (94.2 %) and notion that people in
exercise clothes look funny (94.2%) respectively. There were no significant differences found in barriers to physical activity between gender (U=
1471.00, P= 0.74) and across each of: occupational status (H= 4.37, P=0.22), age group (H= 0.82, P= 0.84) and educational levels (H= 4.56, P=
0.33). Significant difference however existed in perceived barriers across marital status categories (H=12.87, P= 0.05). Conclusion: Stroke
survivors indicated high perceived barriers to physical activity and these barriers were associated with marital status.
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Idowu, O.A., Adeniyi, A.F., Ogwumike, O.O., Fawole, H.O. and Akinrolie, O., 2015. Perceived barriers to physical activity among Nigerian stroke survivors. Pan African Medical Journal, 21(1).