Understanding leisure-time physical activity: Voices of people with MS who have moderate-to-severe disability and their family caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for all people, yet people affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) find regular PA challenging. These people may include individuals with the disease who have moderate-to-severe disability and their family caregivers. For researchers and clinicians to effectively promote PA among caregiver/care-recipient dyads with moderate-to-severe MS, a comprehensive understanding of the shared PA experiences of these dyads would be beneficial.

Objective

We explored shared experiences of caregiver/care-recipient dyads affected by moderate-to-severe MS about PA and directions for intervention.

Methods

Six focus groups with 23 people with moderate-to-severe MS and 12 family caregivers were conducted. Data were analysed using a constant comp

SUBMITTER: Fakolade A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5750693 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature