Publication: Measurement of Physical Activity of Patients Undergoing Post-operative Open Heart Surgery at Ramathibodi Hospital
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2010
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eng
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0125-3611 (Print)
2651-0561 (Online)
2651-0561 (Online)
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Mahidol University
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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University
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Ramathibodi Medical Journal. Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr-Jun 2010), 85-91
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Kanokkarn Kobkitsumongkol, Narathorn Soponprapakorn, Nopawan Sanjaroensuttikul, Phermsuk Uaaree, กนกกาญจน์ กอบกิจสุมงคล, นราทร โสภณประภากรณ์, นพวรรณ แสนเจริญสุทธิกุล, เพิ่มสุข เอื้ออารี Measurement of Physical Activity of Patients Undergoing Post-operative Open Heart Surgery at Ramathibodi Hospital. Ramathibodi Medical Journal. Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr-Jun 2010), 85-91. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/79860
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Measurement of Physical Activity of Patients Undergoing Post-operative Open Heart Surgery at Ramathibodi Hospital
Abstract
Objectives: To measure the level of physical activity and factors affecting physical activity of patients who underwent post-operative open heart surgery at Ramathibodi Hospital.
Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study
Setting: Division of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University.
Subject: Post-operative open heart surgery patients who attended and followed up cardiac rehabilitation program at Division of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ramathibodi Hospital between January 1995 - March 2007
Method: Physical activity was measured by using the Thai short IPAQ and classified as highly active, moderately active and Inactive. Sub]Jects answered the questions about their activities during the last T days.
Results: There were 46 male and 21 female patients, age of 25-86 years, with one to eleven years in duration post open-heart surgery. Fifteen patients (22.4%) were highly active, 23 patients (34.3%) moderately active and 29 (13.3%) patients inactive in physical activity.
Conclusion: About 57% patients with post open-heart operation and cardiac rehabilitation at Ramathibodi Hospital had moderately active to highly active physical activity and the factor affecting physical activity was risk stratification.