Barriers to Adherence to Healthy Diet and Recommended Physical Activity Perceived by the Polish Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to the World Health Organization, an unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity constitute the primary global health risks. The purpose of this study was to as-certain the barriers to a healthy diet (HD) and physical activity (PA) as perceived by the Polish population in order to implement public health interventions.

Methods

A quantitative survey was conducted using the computer-assisted telephone interview technique on a randomly selected representative sample of 2000 Polish citizens aged 18-88 years. The research tool was a questionnaire consisting of two parts: sociodemographic characteristics and examining barriers to an HD (Cronbach's alpha = 0.899) and regular PA (Cronbach's alpha = 0.923).

Results

Women constituted more than half of the

SUBMITTER: Domoslawska-Zylinska K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10779332 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature