Adopting leisure-time physical activity after diagnosis of a vascular condition

作者：Ramage Morin Pamela L^*; Bernier Julie; Newsom Jason T; Huguet Nathalie; McFarland Bentson H; Kaplan Mark S

来源：Health Reports, 2012, 23(1): 17-29.

• aged
• chronic disease
• elderly
• exercise
• health promotion
• lifestyle
• middle age
• public health
• social environmnent

Background %26lt;br%26gt;A better understanding of factors associated with adopting leisure-time physical activity among people with chronic vascular conditions can help policy-makers and health care professionals develop strategies to promote secondary prevention among older Canadians. %26lt;br%26gt;Data and methods %26lt;br%26gt;Cross-sectional data from the 1994/1995 National Population Health Survey (NPHS), household component, and the 2007/2008 Canadian Community Health Survey were used to estimate the prevalence of inactivity. Longitudinal data from eight cycles (1994/1995 through 2008/2009) of the NPHS, household component, were used to examine the adoption of leisure-time physical activity, intentions to change health risk behaviours, and barriers to change. %26lt;br%26gt;Results %26lt;br%26gt;Over half (54%) of the population aged 40 or older were inactive during their leisure time in 2007/2008. A new vascular diagnosis was not associated with initiating leisure-time physical activity. Among the newly diagnosed, those with no disability or a mild disability had higher odds of undertaking leisure-time physical activity. %26lt;br%26gt;Interpretation %26lt;br%26gt;The majority of Canadians in mid- to late life are inactive. They tend to remain so when diagnosed with a vascular condition.

• 出版日期2012-3