June 6, 2017Disability and Rehabilitation
Patient and practitioner perspectives on reducing sedentary behavior at an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program
Key result
Cardiac rehab patients and staff undervalue reducing sedentary behavior compared to other health behaviors.
- n=21
Why the study?
Recommendations to reduce the health risks of prolonged sedentary behavior specific to cardiac rehabilitation patients are needed as sedentary lifestyles become more prevalent.
Comparison
Patient and staff perspectives on reducing sedentary behavior
Design
Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and focus groups
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Suggests low priority for sedentary behavior in cardiac rehab; leaves open whether targeted strategies can align patient and staff views.
Structured PICO
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Population
15 patients and 6 staff members at a cardiac rehabilitation program in Canada.
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Exposure
Semi-structured interviews and focus groups to understand awareness, facilitators, and barriers to reducing sedentary behavior.
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Outcome
Awareness of sedentary behavior and perceived facilitators and barriers to reducing it.patient reported
Cardiac rehabilitation programs may need to incorporate specific behavior change strategies and participatory approaches to increase awareness and effectively reduce sedentary behavior among patients.
Limitations
- Findings require further testing
Cite This Study
Biswas et al. (2017) studied Cardiovascular disease (n=21). Reducing sedentary behavior was evaluated on Awareness of sedentary behavior, and perceived facilitators and barriers to reducing sedentary behaviors. Patients in cardiac rehabilitation placed little importance on reducing sedentary behavior, while staff viewed it as less critical than other health behaviors.