[Effect of a Physical activity program on self-esteem in subjects with chronic diseases. 'Pas a Pas' community intervention trial].

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the effectiveness of a 9 months of supervised Physical Activity (PA) Program with sociocultural activities, on self-esteem and its association on the control of chronic diseases in adult primary care users.

Design

Multicenter, randomized, controlled community intervention.

Location

4 Primary care centers in Reus-Tarragona, Spain.

Participants

364 subjects, randomized to the Control Group (CG=104) and Intervention Group (IG=260).

Intervention

Supervised walking program of 120min/week with sociocultural activities once a month.

Main measurements

At baseline and at post-intervention we assessed: PA (IPAQ-S), self-esteem (Rosenberg scale) and cardiovascular indicators: smoking, systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure, serum L

SUBMITTER: Villalobos F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6839204 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature