Table 5.
Beliefs about physical activity of patients included
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Question (n = 219)
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Completely agree
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I think it is irrelevant
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Partially agree
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Partially disagree
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Completely disagree
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P value1
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| I think my IBD is a block to doing regular PA | 12 (5.5%) | 65 (29.7%) | 58 (26.5%) | 28 (12.8%) | 56 (25.6%) | 0.957 |
| The treatment I am taking for my IBD is a block to performing regular PA | 5 (2.3%) | 78 (35.6%) | 15 (6.8%) | 16 (7.3%) | 105 (47.9%) | 0.520 |
| I believe that engaging in regular PA may reactivate my IBD or, if already active, make it worse | 61 (27.9%) | 43 (19.6%) | 18 (8.2%) | 19 (8.7%) | 78 (35.6%) | < 0.001 |
| I believe that performing regular PA may result in complications in my IBD (e.g., fistula formation, abscesses or other) | 13 (5.9%) | 45 (20.5%) | 21 (9.6%) | 26 (11.9%) | 114 (52.1%) | 0.527 |
| I believe that performing regular PA can improve my IBD | 28 (12.8%) | 55 (25.1%) | 87 (39.7%) | 6 (2.7%) | 43 (19.6%) | 0.942 |
| I believe that performing regular PA can protect me from new IBD recurrence | 25 (11.4%) | 74 (33.8%) | 87 (39.7%) | 18 (8.2%) | 15 (6.8%) | 0.538 |
| My family doctor adequately informed me regarding the possibility of performing regular PA | 52 (23.7%) | 45 (20.5%) | 51 (23.3%) | 18 (8.2%) | 53 (24.2%) | 0.936 |
| My gastroenterologist adequately informed me regarding the possibility of performing regular PA | 76 (34.7%) | 26 (11.9%) | 80 (36.5%) | 10 (4.6%) | 27 (12.3%) | 0.871 |
| People close to me (e.g., relatives and friends) have repeatedly urged me to conduct a regular PA | 91 (41.6%) | 22 (10%) | 69 (31.5%) | 18 (8.2%) | 19 (8.7%) | 0.795 |
| People close to me (relatives, friends) have repeatedly advised/banned me from conducting regular PA | 0 (%) | 35 (16%) | 29 (13.2%) | 24 (11%) | 131 (59.8%) | 0.291 |
| Before receiving the diagnosis of IBD, I was more inclined to perform regular PA, but now, upon receiving the diagnosis, I feel less convinced to perform PA | 41 (18.7%) | 45 (20.5%) | 45 (20.5%) | 13 (5.9%) | 75 (34.2%) | < 0.001 |
1
The P value was calculated by checking the difference in the distribution of different variables between the two identified groups (i.e., active and inactive patients).
IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease; PA: Physical activity. Data are expressed as numerosity (%). Significant P values are indicated in bold.