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Preliminary Evaluation of Sedentary Lifestyle in Italian Children after Solid Transplant: What Role Could Physical Activity Play in Health? It Is Time to Move
Background: Advances in the medical–surgical field have significantly increased survival after solid organ transplantation in the pediatric population. However, these patients are predisposed to the development of long-term complications (e.g., cardiovascular disease). The therapeutic role of physic...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9859408/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36673745 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20020990 |
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author | Tranchita, Eliana Cafiero, Giulia Giordano, Ugo Guzzo, Isabella Labbadia, Raffaella Palermi, Stefano Cerulli, Claudia Candusso, Manila Spada, Marco Ravà, Lucilla Gentili, Federica Drago, Fabrizio Turchetta, Attilio |
author_facet | Tranchita, Eliana Cafiero, Giulia Giordano, Ugo Guzzo, Isabella Labbadia, Raffaella Palermi, Stefano Cerulli, Claudia Candusso, Manila Spada, Marco Ravà, Lucilla Gentili, Federica Drago, Fabrizio Turchetta, Attilio |
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description | Background: Advances in the medical–surgical field have significantly increased survival after solid organ transplantation in the pediatric population. However, these patients are predisposed to the development of long-term complications (e.g., cardiovascular disease). The therapeutic role of physical activity (PA) to counteract these complications is well known. The purpose of the study was to investigate the level of PA in a pediatric population after solid organ transplantation. Methods: In the first 4 weeks at the beginning of the school year, the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children and Adolescents was administered to young patients who had previously undergone solid transplants at our institute. Results: Questionnaires of 49 patients (57.1% female, mean age 13.2 ± 3.5 years) were analyzed and 32.7% of subjects did not perform any exercise during school physical education classes. Only 24% practiced a moderate quantity of exercise in the previous week (2–3 times/week) and 72% engaged in sedentary behaviors during weekends. Conclusions: Preliminary data confirmed that young recipients are still far from meeting the minimum indications of the World Health Organization on PA and sedentary behavior. It will be necessary to increase their involvement in PA programs in order not only to increase their life expectancy but also to improve their quality of life. |
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spelling | pubmed-98594082023-01-21 Preliminary Evaluation of Sedentary Lifestyle in Italian Children after Solid Transplant: What Role Could Physical Activity Play in Health? It Is Time to Move Tranchita, Eliana Cafiero, Giulia Giordano, Ugo Guzzo, Isabella Labbadia, Raffaella Palermi, Stefano Cerulli, Claudia Candusso, Manila Spada, Marco Ravà, Lucilla Gentili, Federica Drago, Fabrizio Turchetta, Attilio Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Advances in the medical–surgical field have significantly increased survival after solid organ transplantation in the pediatric population. However, these patients are predisposed to the development of long-term complications (e.g., cardiovascular disease). The therapeutic role of physical activity (PA) to counteract these complications is well known. The purpose of the study was to investigate the level of PA in a pediatric population after solid organ transplantation. Methods: In the first 4 weeks at the beginning of the school year, the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children and Adolescents was administered to young patients who had previously undergone solid transplants at our institute. Results: Questionnaires of 49 patients (57.1% female, mean age 13.2 ± 3.5 years) were analyzed and 32.7% of subjects did not perform any exercise during school physical education classes. Only 24% practiced a moderate quantity of exercise in the previous week (2–3 times/week) and 72% engaged in sedentary behaviors during weekends. Conclusions: Preliminary data confirmed that young recipients are still far from meeting the minimum indications of the World Health Organization on PA and sedentary behavior. It will be necessary to increase their involvement in PA programs in order not only to increase their life expectancy but also to improve their quality of life. MDPI 2023-01-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9859408/ /pubmed/36673745 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20020990 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Tranchita, Eliana Cafiero, Giulia Giordano, Ugo Guzzo, Isabella Labbadia, Raffaella Palermi, Stefano Cerulli, Claudia Candusso, Manila Spada, Marco Ravà, Lucilla Gentili, Federica Drago, Fabrizio Turchetta, Attilio Preliminary Evaluation of Sedentary Lifestyle in Italian Children after Solid Transplant: What Role Could Physical Activity Play in Health? It Is Time to Move |
title | Preliminary Evaluation of Sedentary Lifestyle in Italian Children after Solid Transplant: What Role Could Physical Activity Play in Health? It Is Time to Move |
title_full | Preliminary Evaluation of Sedentary Lifestyle in Italian Children after Solid Transplant: What Role Could Physical Activity Play in Health? It Is Time to Move |
title_fullStr | Preliminary Evaluation of Sedentary Lifestyle in Italian Children after Solid Transplant: What Role Could Physical Activity Play in Health? It Is Time to Move |
title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary Evaluation of Sedentary Lifestyle in Italian Children after Solid Transplant: What Role Could Physical Activity Play in Health? It Is Time to Move |
title_short | Preliminary Evaluation of Sedentary Lifestyle in Italian Children after Solid Transplant: What Role Could Physical Activity Play in Health? It Is Time to Move |
title_sort | preliminary evaluation of sedentary lifestyle in italian children after solid transplant: what role could physical activity play in health? it is time to move |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9859408/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36673745 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20020990 |
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