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Profile and predictors of barriers to physical activities: a cross-sectional assessment focusing community dwellers visiting a public healthcare institute of Quetta city, Pakistan

Authors: Salwa Mohammad, Qaiser Iqbal, Sajjad Haider, Fahad Saleem

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 4/2024

Abstract

Aim

The current study aimed to assess barriers to physical activity (PA) among community dwellers with chronic diseases visiting a public healthcare institute in Quetta city, Pakistan.

Subject and method

A cross-sectional design was adopted, and the Urdu version of Barriers to Being Active Questionnaire was used for data collection. The Mann–Whitney U and Jonckheere–Terpstra test were used to identify significantly associated variables that were later assessed for their relationship with the binary logistic regression model.

Results

Four hundred nineteen patients participated in the study with a response rate of 97.2%. Barriers to PA were categorized into one or more of seven categories: lack of time, social influences, lack of energy, lack of willpower, fear of injury, lack of skill, and lack of resources. Social influence was significantly associated with all demographic variables (p < 0.05). Lack of energy and willpower was significantly associated with income and occupation, whereas fear of injury and lack of skills were significantly associated with age. The binary logistic regression model showed significant goodness of fit (Chi-square = 102.94, p = 0.001, df = 9). Social influence (adjusted OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.118–1.415, p < 0.001) emerged as a significant predictor of PA.

Conclusion

Among all identified barriers, social influence was rated as the predictor of barrier to PA. Social norms and practices are hard to change and continue; however, rigorous efforts are needed at the grass roots level for a behavioral change to happen.

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Title: Profile and predictors of barriers to physical activities: a cross-sectional assessment focusing community dwellers visiting a public healthcare institute of Quetta city, Pakistan
Authors: Salwa Mohammad
Qaiser Iqbal
Sajjad Haider
Fahad Saleem
Publication date: 23-11-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 4/2024
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-022-01781-5

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