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Low discretionary time as a barrier to physical activity and intervention uptake
Kathleen Y Wolin1, Gary G Bennett, Lorna H McNeill
1Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. wolink@wustl.edu
Objective:
To determine whether self-reported discretionary time was associated with physical activity and uptake of a physical activity promotion intervention in a multi-ethnic urban sample.
Methods:
We examined the association of self-reported discretionary time with hours/week of leisure-time physical activity at baseline and physical activity intervention uptake.
Results:
Low levels of discretionary time were significantly (P<0.01) associated with fewer hours/week (beta=-0.78, 95%CI=-1.34, -0.22) of physical activity at baseline. Discretionary time was not associated with physical activity intervention uptake.
Conclusion:
Lack of discretionary time may serve as barrier to physical activity, but its importance on intervention uptake is less clear.
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