The Impact of Mild Stroke on Participation in Physical Fitness Activities
Author
Hildebrand, Mary; Brewer, Megan; Wolf, Timothy
Abstract
Objective. To compare participation in moderate to high intensity physical activities in persons before and after a mild stroke. Methods. We used data from the Cognitive Rehabilitation and Research Group to examine changes in moderate to high intensity physical activity participation in persons who had a mild stroke as defined by an NIH Stroke Scale score of less than 6 (). Using the Activity Card Sort, we compared the participants' high-demand leisure activity (leisure activities that are moderate to high intensity physical activities) participation at 6-months after stroke with their prestroke level. Results. We found a significant decrease in numbers of high-demand leisure activities in all participants and in each demographic group after mild stroke. Conclusion. These results suggest that persons after mild stroke are not retaining the high-demand leisure activities they were doing prior to their stroke. Health professionals must promote participation in high-demand leisure activities in patients with mild stroke as a tool to enhance health and fitness.
Date
2012
Citation:
APA:
Hildebrand, Mary, & Brewer, Megan, & Wolf, Timothy. (January 2012).
The Impact of Mild Stroke on Participation in Physical Fitness Activities.
Stroke Research and Treatment,
2012(),
1-
6. Retrieved from
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5720
MLA:
Hildebrand, Mary, and Brewer, Megan, and Wolf, Timothy.
"The Impact of Mild Stroke on Participation in Physical Fitness Activities". Stroke Research and Treatment.
2012:. (1-6),
January 2012.
December 11, 2023.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5720.
Chicago:
Hildebrand, Mary and Brewer, Megan and Wolf, Timothy,
"The Impact of Mild Stroke on Participation in Physical Fitness Activities," Stroke Research and Treatment 2012, no.
(January 2012),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5720 (accessed
December 11, 2023).
AMA:
Hildebrand, Mary, Brewer, Megan, Wolf, Timothy.
The Impact of Mild Stroke on Participation in Physical Fitness Activities. Stroke Research and Treatment.
January 2012;
2012():
1-6.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5720. Accessed
December 11, 2023.
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