Active With Whom? Examining the Social Context of Physical Activity in Individuals After Stroke and Their Partners.

ABSTRACT: Engaging in regular moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) is crucial to reduce future health risk for individuals living with the effects of a stroke and their partners. Although numerous studies point to the importance of social factors in physical activity engagement, little is known about with whom individuals after stroke and their partners engage in physical activity with and whether different physical activity companions are uniquely associated with MVPA. Eighty-nine community-dwelling individuals after stroke (M _age = 68.64, SD = 10.44; 74% male) and 83 partners (M _age = 66.04, SD = 9.91; 24% male) completed 14 consecutive days of daily life assessments that included wearing physical activity monitors (accelerometer

SUBMITTER: Pauly T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8511423 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature