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Physical activity six months after a myocardial infarction
Article first published online: 10 JUN 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01744.x
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Brändström, Y., Brink, E., Grankvist, G., Alsén, P., Herlitz, J. and Karlson, B. W. (2009), Physical activity six months after a myocardial infarction. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 15: 191–197. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01744.x
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- Issue published online: 10 JUN 2009
- Article first published online: 10 JUN 2009
- Accepted for publication February 2009
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Keywords:
- myocardial infarction;
- physical activity;
- physical functioning
In the present study, we wished to explore physical activity in middle-aged patients 6 months after a myocardial infarction and to compare the patients’ self-reported activity level with pedometric measures of footsteps/day. The sample comprised 89 patients with myocardial infarction, aged ≤ 65 years. The self-report question showed that < 40% of the patients were engaged in at least 30 min of physical activity every day. The pedometric physical activity data showed a daily mean number of steps of 6719. The self-report question was correlated with the pedometric registration data. Among myocardial infarction patients, physical activity 6 months after the acute heart attack was insufficient in the majority of patients, both when evaluated with a self-report question and when evaluated with a pedometer. Efforts to increase physical activity after myocardial infarction are warranted.