Title: Implications of light-intensity physical activity in improving health-related quality of life among congestive heart failure patients
Abstract: A considerable amount of research demonstrates that participation in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is favorably associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) [ 1 Klavestrand J. Vingard E. The relationship between physical activity and health-related quality of life: a systematic review of current evidence. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports. 2009; 19: 300-312 Crossref PubMed Scopus (46) Google Scholar , 2 Heath G.W. Brown D.W. Recommended levels of physical activity and health-related quality of life among overweight and obese adults in the United States, 2005. J. Phys. Act. Health. 2009; 6: 403-411 Crossref PubMed Scopus (38) Google Scholar , 3 Bize R. Johnson J.A. Plotnikoff R.C. Physical activity level and health-related quality of life in the general adult population: a systematic review. Prev. Med. 2007; 45: 401-415 Crossref PubMed Scopus (699) Google Scholar , 4 Freelove-Charton J. Bowles H.R. Hooker S. 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Thus, if a relationship between LIPA and HRQOL is observed for this population, promotion of LIPA may be an attractive alternative to higher intensity physical activity for improving HRQOL among congestive heart failure patients.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-03-14
Language: en
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