TY - JOUR ID - 83841 TI - EVALUATION OF EXERCISE, OCCUPATIONAL AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES IN OUTPATIENT HEART CLINICS JO - Iranian Heart Journal JA - IHA LA - en SN - AU - SOKHANVAR, S. AU - MOUSAVINASAB, S.N.A.D. AU - HAKAMI, M. AD - CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, ZANJAN, IRAN AD - Y1 - 2008 PY - 2008 VL - 9 IS - 4 SP - 32 EP - 36 KW - physical activity KW - OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITY KW - LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITY KW - heart disease DO - N2 - Background: Physical inactivity has been recognized as one of the main risk factors for coronary heart diseases. This study analyzed occupational, commuting, and leisure-time physical activity in outpatients who referred to heart clinics.Methods: This is a descriptive study that evaluated 499 outpatients of heart clinics in 2003-2004. Occupational, commuting, and leisure-time physical activities were assessed based on questionnaire data, the validity and reliability of which had already been confirmed. The statistical package (SPSS) for Windows was used for statistical analysis.Results: In this study, 59% of the individuals who were unemployed and retired had coronary artery disease. Also, 38% of the individuals who were spending leisure time in the sitting and sleeping positions had coronary disease and 23% of this group had hypertension. Moreover, 48% of the outpatients did not have proper morning exercise, and 98% of this group did not have informal exercise with supervision and also 67% did not have informal exercise. Conclusion: According to this study, occupational, commuting, and leisure-time physical activities of outpatients in heart clinics were low. Thus, encouraging physical activities should be on the top of the public health programs priorities. UR - http://journal.iha.org.ir/article_83841.html L1 - http://journal.iha.org.ir/article_83841_9ee9029740c5cbe0b37d6c18536d1cff.pdf ER -