Exploring behavior, motivation, and barriers to exercise in Parkinson disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite extensive evidence for its numerous benefits, many people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) do not meet recommended exercise guidelines. Past work investigated motivators and barriers to exercise generally. The purpose of this study was to synthesize motivator and barrier data to individual forms of exercise to better assess what participants are willing and able to do.

Methods

PwPD were recruited to complete a remote survey, selecting exercise forms they engage in, are unwilling to engage in, and rate their level of agreement with pre-determined motivator and barrier statements. Specific exercises and motivator and barrier statements were adapted from the literature; however, participants were able to respond with an exercise or motivator/barrier not list

SUBMITTER: Haussler AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12271080 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature