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Table 1 Adherence to prescribed physical activity, descriptive analysis: percentage of patients who reported adherence, part adherence, and non-adherence to PARs after 3 and 12 months

From: Factors associated with patients self-reported adherence to prescribed physical activity in routine primary health care

 

3-month follow-up

12-month follow-up

 

n

Adhered (%)

Partly adhered (%)

Non-adhered (%)

p-value

n

Adhered (%)

Partly adhered (%)

Non-adhered (%)

p-value

Total

2611

56

18

26

 

1846

50

21

30

 

Sex

    

0.467

    

0.812

Female

1740

57

17

26

 

1223

49

21

29

 

Male

871

55

19

26

 

623

50

20

30

 

Age (groups)

    

0.218

    

0.037

18-29

117

48

20

33

 

76

40

18

42

 

30-44

545

53

19

28

 

383

44

25

31

 

45-64

1337

58

18

25

 

938

52

20

28

 

> 65

613

58

18

25

 

450

51

20

29

 

Activity level at baseline (7-day recall)

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

0 days

841

49

14

37

 

614

40

19

41

 

1-2 days

675

59

18

23

 

505

52

20

28

 

3-4 days

336

67

20

13

 

240

58

21

21

 

5-7 days

475

60

21

19

 

320

57

26

17

 

Activity type

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

Home-based activity

940

71

10

20

 

710

62

11

27

 

Facility-based activity

1206

44

25

32

 

828

35

31

34

 

Combination of home-based and facility-based activity

442

61

17

22

 

301

58

18

24

 

Referral practitioner

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

Physician

974

51

21

28

 

737

46

25

29

 

Nurse

807

61

12

27

 

573

55

13

31

 

Physiotherapist

380

56

23

21

 

268

42

27

31

 

Other

395

63

18

20

 

268

54

19

28

 

Reasons for prescription

    

0.005

    

< 0.001

Sedentary

133

54

15

31

 

100

44

17

39

 

Musculoskeletal

552

53

21

26

 

359

42

32

26

 

Overweight

285

53

19

28

 

180

41

25

34

 

Diabetes

195

68

14

18

 

196

57

17

27

 

High blood pressure

187

64

15

21

 

141

64

11

26

 

Cholesterol

20

55

15

30

 

18

67

28

6

 

Mental ill health

102

53

24

24

 

63

43

22

35

 

Other PAR reasons

63

57

24

19

 

43

61

19

21

 

Combination of reasons/diagnosis

981

55

17

28

 

747

51

18

32