Physical activity level and energy expenditure of clinical physiotherapists and physiotherapy educators in selected tertiary health and educational institutions in South-West Nigeria

• Autorzy: Fabunmii A.A. , Sanuade C. , Adepoju F.A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Background: Physiotherapists are trained in the use of physical activity for health promotion, and therefore are expected to be physically active themselves. Aim of the study: This study determined the physical activity level and energy expenditure of clinical physiotherapists and physiotherapy educators. Material and methods: The research design is cross-sectional survey. Sixty participants were selected using the consecutive sampling technique. A pedometer (Omron) was used to measure the number of steps taken by the participants, the distance covered, and the overall energy expenditure. The number of steps was used to classify the participants’ physical activity levels. The data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics and frequency, percentages and chi-square inferential statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation, Spearman’s rank correlation, independent t-tests and Mann-Whitney U tests. The alpha level was set at 0.05. Results: The mean age and BMI of all participants were 36.81±7.86 years and 26.16±4.46kg/m² respectively. The average number of steps taken per day was 8002±3411 and the mean energy expenditure was 248.26±182.92kcal. This study revealed that 21.3% of the participants were sedentary, 27.7% were ‘low active’, 27.7% were moderately active, 10.6% were active and 12.8% were highly active. The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient showed a significant negative relationship between the number of steps and age (r = -0.292 p= 0.047) and a significant positive relationship between the number of steps and energy expenditure (r = 0.325; p = 0.026), respectively. There was a significant inverse relationship between the number of steps, the energy expenditure and the age of the participants. There was no significant difference in the number of steps per day, PAL and energy expenditure between clinical physiotherapists and physiotherapy educators. Conclusions: Physiotherapists should improve their physical activity levels, as most of them (76.7%) were classified in the low activity level category.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Medical Science Pulse
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 13
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.3-9,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Fabunmii A.A.

• Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

autor

Sanuade C.

• Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

autor

Adepoju F.A.

• Physiotherapy Department, College of Health Sciences, Bowen University Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.4551