Weikert Madeline, Dlugonski Deirdre, Balantrapu Swathi, Motl Robert W
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Int J MS Care. 2011 Spring;13(1):16-20. doi: 10.7224/1537-2073-13.1.16.
The promotion of physical activity for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) would benefit from information about the common types of physical activity self-selected by this population. This study examined the most frequent types of physical activity self-reported by a large sample of people with MS. The data were collected as part of the baseline assessment of a longitudinal investigation of physical activity in relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). The participants (N = 272) were sent a battery of questionnaires through the US Postal Service that included the Modifiable Activity Questionnaire for assessing types of physical activity performed during the previous year. Walking was ranked number 1 for both the first and second most common types of physical activity self-selected by people with MS, and it was ranked number 4 as the third most common type of self-selected physical activity. Collectively, 79% of the sample reported walking as a frequent form of self-selected physical activity in the previous year. Other notable types of physical activities self-selected by people with MS were gardening (44%), weight training (34%), bicycling (30%), and calisthenics (20%). This information may assist clinicians and practitioners in the development of physical activity programs and recommendations for people with MS.
促进多发性硬化症（MS）患者的身体活动，若能获取该人群自行选择的常见身体活动类型的相关信息，将会有所助益。本研究调查了大量MS患者自行报告的最常见身体活动类型。这些数据是作为复发缓解型多发性硬化症（RRMS）身体活动纵向调查基线评估的一部分收集的。参与者（N = 272）通过美国邮政服务收到了一系列问卷，其中包括用于评估前一年进行的身体活动类型的可修改活动问卷。在MS患者自行选择的最常见和第二常见的身体活动类型中，步行均排名第一，在自行选择的第三常见身体活动类型中排名第四。总体而言，79%的样本报告在前一年将步行作为自行选择的常见身体活动形式。MS患者自行选择的其他显著身体活动类型包括园艺（44%）、举重训练（34%）、骑自行车（3430%）和健身操（20%）。这些信息可能有助于临床医生和从业者制定针对MS患者的身体活动计划和建议。
