Exercise and epilepsy: a survey of Midwest epilepsy patients
| Autor: | Toni Sadler, Annie M. Tinius, Elizabeth Ablah, Kurt Konda, Surya Ram, Aaron Haug, Kore Liow |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Employment Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Physical activity Body Mass Index Education Midwestern United States Behavioral Neuroscience Epilepsy Young Adult Patient Education as Topic Medicine Humans Young adult Exercise physiology Psychiatry Exercise Life Style Aged Adult patients business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Obesity Health Surveys Light intensity Neurology Socioeconomic Factors Physical Fitness Physical therapy Female Neurology (clinical) business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Epilepsybehavior : EB. 14(1) |
| ISSN: | 1525-5069 |
| Popis: | Obesity and lack of physical activity are an increasing problem. In addition to common barriers to physical activity, people with epilepsy also face fear of exercise-induced seizures, medication side effects, and, often, confusing advice regarding the safety of exercise. To explore barriers faced by people with epilepsy, we mailed a survey to 412 adult patients with epilepsy from an epilepsy center in Kansas. Survey items assessed patients’ exercise habits, attitudes regarding exercise, and barriers to exercise. Forty-seven percent completed the survey. Most respondents reported that they did exercise, though most did so 3 or fewer days per week and at light intensity. Respondents who reported seizures as a barrier to exercise did not exercise with less frequency or intensity than those who did not report seizures as a barrier, but these respondents reported greater fear of seizures. Patient-specific education about the benefits of exercise needs to be initiated by physicians. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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