Attitudes Toward Physical Activity in Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis: Sex Differences After Training: A Pilot Study

Abstract

This study compared the attitudes of 16 adolescents (8 males and 8 females) with cystic fibrosis (CF) toward exercise and physical activity (PA) before and after a 6-week exercise program. Although the boys and girls had similar ages (12-18 years), the boys were fitter and leaner and had higher pulmonary function. Subjects reported both positive exercise attitudes of self and perceived attitudes of parents/friends that remained essentially unchanged after strenuous training. Boys reported higher vigorous activities at baseline than girls, but all subjects increased participation in very hard PAs after training. Girls had small but nonsignificant increases in PA at each (mild-vigorous) level. Results emphasize that adolescents with a mild to moderate lung disease can significantly increase PA in a nursing intervention.

Physical Activity Assessment and Impact

“…Hebestreit, Ruf, Baker and Wideman, and Selvadurai also found a positive relationship between healthy physical activity behaviors and aerobic capacity [11,17,32,39]. Hebestreit, Ruf, Baker and Wideman, and Selvadurai also found a positive relationship between healthy physical activity behaviors and aerobic capacity [11,17,32,39].…”

Physical activity in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…Twelve studies were performed in North America, 11,17,[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] and eight in Europe. [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] The designs were as follows: fourteen cross-sectional, 27,28,[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]42,43 two longitudinal, 29,30 and four of other designs. 11,17,26,41…”

“…Nine studies used questionnaires, 11,[28][29][30][31]33,34,36,37 and one study used a diary 32 to measure PA. The instruments used were the Habitual Activity Estimation Scale (HAES), 11,28,30 the original and modified versions of the Modifiable Activity Questionnaire (MAQ), 31,33,37 the intervieweradministered checklist, 29 the 30-day PA recall (PAR), 29 the physical activity questionnaire (PAQ), 34 the one representative week questionnaire, 36 and the Modified Bouchard Activity Diary.…”

The Physiotherapist's Use of Exercise in the Management of Young People with Cystic Fibrosis

“…Lack of parental support towards physical activity may lead to a reduction in regular exercise (Boas et al, 1999), and considering the established relationship between fitness and prognosis (Nixon et al, 1992;Pianosi et al, 2005), this issue of parent education is of particular relevance. Attitudes toward exercise may be acquired as part of life experience and social support, and with parental encouragement to participate are especially important factors (Baker and Wideman, 2006). Further, parents with an ethos of active personal lifestyle facilitate the young person to be active (Dodd & Prasad, 2005).…”