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OBJECTIVES: To explore and describe the perceived facilitators and barriers to
physical activity, and to examine the physical activity correlates in people with
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey study. SETTING:
Community-living subjects. PARTICIPANTS: Swedish people with CMT disease (N=44;
men, 54.5%; median age, 59.5 y [interquartile range, 45.3-64.8 y]).
INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The survey included
open-ended questions and standardized self-reported scales measuring physical
activity, fatigue, activity limitation, self-efficacy for physical activity,
fall-related self-efficacy, social support, and enjoyment of physical activity.
Physical activity was measured by the Physical Activity Disability
Survey-Revised. RESULTS: Qualitative content analysis revealed that personal
factors such as fatigue, poor balance, muscle weakness, and pain were important
barriers for physical activity behavior. Facilitators of physical activity were
self-efficacy for physical activity, activity-related factors, and assistive
devices. Multiple regression analysis showed that self-efficacy for physical
activity (beta=.41) and fatigue (beta=-.30) explained 31.8% of the variation in
physical activity (F2,40=10.78, P=.000). CONCLUSIONS: Despite the well-known
benefits of physical activity, physical activity in people with CMT disease is
very sparsely studied. These new results contribute to the understanding of
factors important for physical activity behavior in people with CMT disease and
can guide health professionals to facilitate physical activity behavior in this
group of patients.
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