Patient Activation Impacts Exercise in Older Adults With Kidney Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Moderate-to-strenuous exercise reduces risk for disability and cardiovascular disease, yet many older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) remain sedentary. Most exercise interventions in patients with CKD are not grounded in models of behavior change and are thus limited by dropout. We aimed to test whether patient activation-the knowledge, confidence, and skill to engage in a behavior-associates with exercise frequency. We further aimed to explore characteristics of adults reporting high versus low activation. Our overarching goal was to provide initial evidence of whether activation could be a target for an exercise intervention for older adults with CKD.

Methods

We conducted a convergent parallel mixed-methods study informed by the Capability, Opportunit

SUBMITTER: Mirpuri KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12545686 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature