Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in People with Myasthenia Gravis: A Cross-Sectional Study | Zendy

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Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in People with Myasthenia Gravis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Author(s) -

Tahlia Alsop,

Katrina Williams,

Sjaan R. Gomersall

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of neuromuscular diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.366

H-Index - 23

eISSN - 2214-3602

pISSN - 2214-3599

DOI - 10.3233/jnd-210722

Subject(s) - confidence interval , balance (ability) , medicine , cross sectional study , quality of life (healthcare) , physical activity , physical therapy , sedentary behavior , sedentary lifestyle , myasthenia gravis , descriptive statistics , gerontology , statistics , nursing , mathematics , pathology

Despite improvements in the medical management of myasthenia gravis (MG) in recent years, patients continue to report poor health and wellbeing outcomes such as high levels of fatigue, reduced quality of life (QoL), walking limitation and lowered balance confidence. Physical activity has been shown to be associated with these outcomes in other populations, however, there has been limited research in adults with MG.

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