Physical Activity Among Organ Recipients: Data Collected From the Latin American Transplant Games
Autor: | C. Lirio, M. Casonu, J.P. Ortiz Fragola, A.N. Atamañuk, F. Cicora, V. Graziano |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty MEDLINE Organ transplantation Postoperative Complications Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Global health Humans Exercise physiology Exercise Depression (differential diagnoses) Retrospective Studies Transplantation business.industry Retrospective cohort study Organ Transplantation Self Concept Transplant Recipients Cardiovascular Diseases Physical therapy Anxiety Surgery Female medicine.symptom business Sports |
Zdroj: | Transplantation proceedings. 49(2) |
ISSN: | 1873-2623 |
Popis: | Background Cardiovascular complications after transplantation are an important cause of non–transplant-related deaths. Depression and anxiety are not unusual among organ recipients. Physical activity reduces cardiovascular risk and promotes a sensation of well-being. The aims of the study were to examine how exercise affects psychological well-being sensation in organ recipients and to describe the physician's role in promoting and controlling safe sport training in transplanted patients. Methods A descriptive study was conducted. A questionnaire was answered by participants of the “2012 Latin American Transplant Games.” Results One hundred sixty-six organ recipients completed the questionnaire. Eleven percent heard about the transplant games from a physician. Seventy percent had not received a proper medical pre-competitive evaluation. Only 39% trained in a supervised manner and 53% had experienced some kind of sport-related injury. Self-perception of global health was reported as excellent by 19.75%, very good by 43.95%, good by 30.67%, and regular or poor by 5.73%. An excellent or very good health perception was reported by 47.8% of those who practiced only one kind of sport versus 71.5% of those who practiced more than one sport and by 89.6% of those who performed isometric activity versus 59.3% of those who did not perform isometric activity. Conclusions Diversity of practiced sports and isometric activity are associated with a better self-reported health condition. Most participants had not received a proper medical pre-competitive evaluation; they trained in an unsupervised manner, and injuries were common. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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