Barriers and facilitators to physical activity after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) physical activity and explore the factors influencing participation.

Design

A quantitatively driven sequential explanatory mixed-methods study was performed from October 2021 to February 2022 in Shanghai, China.

Patients

The study sample comprised 195 patients who underwent TAVR (58.46% men, mean age = 74.38 years.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the extent of physical activity maintenance after TAVR via the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF). Preliminary factors were identified via Poisson regression. Subsequently, Fogg's behaviour model-guided targeted qualitative interviews were conducted to confirm and expand on barriers and faci

SUBMITTER: Shen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11862211 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature