Physical activity in patients with systemic sclerosis

• Published in: Rheumatology international 2018-03, Vol.38 (3), p.443-453
• Main Authors: Liem, S. I. E., Meessen, J. M. T. A., Wolterbeek, R., Ajmone Marsan, N., Ninaber, M. K., Vliet Vlieland, T. P. M., de Vries-Bouwstra, J. K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Exercise; Female; Gender; Health Behavior; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health risk assessment; Health Status; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Netherlands; Patient Preference; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Population; Prospective Studies; Rheumatology; Scleroderma; Scleroderma, Systemic - diagnosis; Scleroderma, Systemic - physiopathology; Scleroderma, Systemic - psychology; Self Report; Systemic sclerosis; Time Factors; Young Adult
• ISSN: 0172-8172; 1437-160X
• DOI: 10.1007/s00296-017-3879-y

Objectives To compare self-reported levels of physical activity (PA) of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with the general population. To evaluate in SSc patients factors associated with PA levels and needs and preferences regarding PA. Methods Fifty nine SSc patients completed the Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-Enhancing PA. The proportion of patients meeting the Dutch Recommendation for PA (= moderate PA for 30 min on ≥ 5 days/week) and total minutes of PA per week were calculated and compared with similar data from the Dutch population. Characteristics were univariately and multivariately compared between patients with low and high PA levels (either ≤ or > mean minutes/week of the Dutch population). Needs and preferences regarding PA promotion and guidance related to exercise were assessed by questionnaires. Results Stratified for age (