Self-determined motivation and physical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study
Authors' conclusion
The degree of self-determined motivation was the most consistent variable associated with self-reported PA behaviour. Joint pain was associated with one of the two PA measures.
Study context
- Population
- Hospital outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from central Norway
- Participants
- 227 outpatients
- Outcome
- Two self-reported PA measures: (i) meeting aerobic PA recommendations (≥ 150 min/week moderate or ≥ 75 min/week vigorous intensity); (ii) being in the PA maintenance stage of the Stages of Exercise Behaviour Change framework
Methodological detailsquestionnaire-based, logistic regression (stepwise models)
- Questionnaire-based
- Logistic regression (stepwise models)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Factors associated with self-reported PA
- Relative Autonomy Index (RAI) significantly positively associated with being physically active by both physical activity (PA) definitions
- Joint pain significantly negatively associated with meeting aerobic PA recommendations
- Joint pain not associated with being in the PA maintenance stage
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Self-determined motivation and physical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study. Scand J Rheumatol. Published 26 January 2024. doi:10.
Composed by AI from the published abstract and checked against it. How Briefs are made →