Table 4. Awareness of physical activity by group of people suffering/not suffering from HF and relatives suffering/not suffering from HF.
Responses | Respondent suffering from HF, % (n) | Resopndent not suffering from HF, % (n) p-value | Relatives suffering from HF, % (n) | Relatives not suffering from HF, % (n) | p-value |
'Should the | HF patient | avoid physical activity?' | |||
Yes | 19 (6) | 8 (35) 0.03* | 4 (7) | 11 (30) | 0.01* |
No | 81 (26) | 83 (343) | 91 (150) | 79 (221) | |
No idea | 0 (0) | 9 (36) | 4 (7) | 10 (29) | |
'Can the HF | patient play | sport?' | |||
Yes | 66 (21) | 73 (304) 0.60 | 79 (129) | 71 (200) | 0.02* |
No | 16 (5) | 14 (56) | 10 (16) | 13 (36) | |
No idea | 19 (6) | 13 (54) | 12 (19) | 16 (44) |
*Statistical significance with p < 0.05. HF, heart failure.