Association between physical activity levels and healing in people with venous leg ulcers: secondary analysis of prospective cohort data

Autor: Yunjing Qiu, Christian R. Osadnik, Natasha K. Brusco, Geoffrey Sussman, Judy Reeves, Leanne Gleghorn, Carolina D. Weller, Victoria Team
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 10 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1305594
Popis: AimTo explore the relationship between physical activity levels and wound healing and recurrence in people with venous leg ulcers.MethodsQuestionnaires and medical records were used to collect data, with responses used to group participants into different physical activity groups. The differences in healing and recurrence outcomes of ulcers among different physical activity groups were compared using Chi-square, Kaplan Meier survival analysis, Cox proportional hazards regression analysis, and Kruskal-Wallis test. To measure the strength of the association between physical activity levels and patient outcomes, Spearman’s Rho tests were used. We used descriptive analysis to examine how physical activity levels change over 24 weeks.ResultsParticipants were classified into four distinct groups based on physical activity levels reported at baseline and week 12. The survival analysis showed higher physical activity level was associated with a shorter time to healing (log-rank test = 14.78, df = 3; p = 0.002). The persistently moderate-to-vigorous group had a 7.3-fold increased likelihood of healing compared to the persistently sedentary group. High levels of physical activity were also associated with a better quality of life score at baseline (ρ = 0.41, p
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