Determinants of the willingness of grown ups with congenitalheart disease (GUCH) to participate in a tailor-made, individualized exercise program.

Feenstra, M. (2011) Determinants of the willingness of grown ups with congenitalheart disease (GUCH) to participate in a tailor-made, individualized exercise program. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.

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Abstract

Background: Improving exercise capacity positively affects quality of life (QoL) in grown ups with congenital heart disease (OUCH). Exercise programs improves exercise capacity. However, studies investigating the underlying determinants towards the willingness of OUCH for attending such programs were lacking. Objectives: The first aim was to examine the willingness of OUCH to participate in an individualized tailor-made exercise program (OTI) to improve their exercise capacity. The second aim was to identify the role of demographic characteristics, disease specific characteristics, psychosocial determinants, perceived daily physical activities and fitness of OUCH in their decision to participate in OTI. Methods: Outpatient OUCH were invited to fill in and return a self-administrated questionnaire about demographic characteristics, self-reported physical activity, perceived physical fitness, psychosocial determinants and willingness to participate in an exercise program. Results: 116 OUCH were included in the study (51 males, mean age: 42 ± 13 yrs.). 59% Were willing to attend OTI. Participants who are willing to attend the OTI had milder congenital heart disease, they showed lower physical activity levels, lower perceived physical fitness and lower satisfaction with physical fitness together with higher motivation for physical activity, and perceived positive social support, than participants who were not wi11ing to attend OTI. Conclusions: The willingness of OUCH to participate in an exercise program is high, indicating the need of such programs. Perceived physical fitness and motivation for physical activity, together with satisfaction with physical fitness and the perceived positive social support contribute to the willingness of OUCH to attend exercise programs.

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Greef, dr. M.H.G. de and Assistent professor, Intelfaculty Centre for Human Movement and Dontje, M.L. and PhD student, department Epidemiology and Nieuwland, dr. W. and Hoendermis, dr. E.S. and Cardiologist, department Cardiology
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 10:49
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 10:49
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1063

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