A 2-year longitudinal study of physical activity and cardiovascular risk in survivors of stroke

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 A 2-year longitudinal study of physical activity and cardiovascular risk in survivors of stroke

Physical Therapy , Volume 101(2)

NARIC Accession Number: J86085.  What's this?
ISSN: 0031-9023.
Author(s): Fini , Natalie A. ; Bernhardt, Julie ; Churilov, Leonid ; Clark, Rebecca ; Holland, Anne E..
Publication Year: 2021.
Number of Pages: 9.

Abstract: 

Study explored associations between physical activity, cardiovascular risk factors, mobility, mood, fatigue, and cognition over 2 years following discharge from stroke rehabilitation. Survivors of first-ever stroke were evaluated at rehabilitation discharge and 6, 12, and 24 months later. The primary outcome was moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) duration, assessed with an electronic monitor. Secondary outcomes included step count; the number and duration of MVPA and sedentary bouts; cardiovascular risk factors (e.g., blood pressure, fasting lipid profile, body mass index [BMI]); gait speed and endurance; mood; fatigue; and cognition. Associations between physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors over time were assessed with random-effects regression modeling. Associations between baseline characteristics and physical activity at 2 years were explored using regression modeling. Seventy-nine participants (68.4 percent men) with a mean age of 65 years and a median gait speed of 1.2 meters per second were included at baseline. Associations were found between higher physical activity (MVPA duration, number and duration of MVPA bouts) and lower BMI. Better gait speed, endurance, and cognition at baseline were associated with higher MVPA and step count at 2 years. Duration and bouts of MVPA are associated with BMI. Increasing MVPA and bouts of MVPA may be a valuable treatment goal to reduce cardiovascular risk in survivors of stroke. This study found that MVPA is associated with important cardiovascular risk factors in people who have survived stroke. Understanding these associations could be useful for developing effective treatments to prevent recurrent stroke.
Descriptor Terms: AMBULATION, CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION, EXERCISE, LONGITUDINAL STUDIES, MENTAL HEALTH, MOBILITY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, STROKE.


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Citation: Fini , Natalie A. , Bernhardt, Julie , Churilov, Leonid , Clark, Rebecca , Holland, Anne E.. (2021). A 2-year longitudinal study of physical activity and cardiovascular risk in survivors of stroke.  Physical Therapy , 101(2) Retrieved 5/18/2021, from REHABDATA database.