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The impact of vascular leg disorders on physical activity in methadone‐maintained adults
Author(s) -
Pieper Barbara,
Templin Thomas N.,
Kirsner Robert S.,
Birk Thomas J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20392
Subject(s) - medicine , physical activity , affect (linguistics) , arterial disease , methadone , disease , physical therapy , gerontology , vascular disease , psychology , psychiatry , communication
Chronic venous disorders (CVD) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) may affect diverse physical activity domains. How CVD and PAD and other relevant variables affect physical activity was examined in 569 opioid‐addicted adults. Both CVD and PAD were significantly inversely related to daily walking, sports, and active living. Effects remained significant in the latent variable regression after controlling covariates. Overall activity was very low; most participants walked less than a half mile daily and rarely engaged in sports. Motivation for physical activity was the strongest predictor ( β = .55) of daily physical activity. Health‐care professionals promoting physical activity for injection users should consider the vascular health of their legs and motivational variables in addition to general health. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 33:426–440, 2010