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Minimum recommended physical activity, and perceived barriers and benefits of exercise in methadone maintained persons.


ABSTRACT: Methadone-maintained persons are at increased risk for many physical and mental health disorders compared to the general population. Increased physical activity could offset these risks. We assessed physical activity level, and perceived benefits and barriers to exercise in a group of 305 methadone-maintained smokers. Mean participant age was 39.9 years, 50.2% were male, 79.7% were non-Hispanic White, and mean body mass index was 29.8. Nearly 45% endorsed fair or poor physical health. Although participants perceived many benefits of exercise and few barriers, only 38% of participants met weekly recommendations for physical activity, and nearly 25% reported no physical activity. Those who met recommended guidelines were significantly more likely to endorse relapse prevention as a benefit of exercise. Motivating MMT patients to increase physical activity could have important physical, mental health, and drug treatment benefits.

SUBMITTER: Caviness CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3577996 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Minimum recommended physical activity, and perceived barriers and benefits of exercise in methadone maintained persons.

Caviness Celeste M CM   Bird Jessica L JL   Anderson Bradley J BJ   Abrantes Ana M AM   Stein Michael D MD  

Journal of substance abuse treatment 20121128 4


Methadone-maintained persons are at increased risk for many physical and mental health disorders compared to the general population. Increased physical activity could offset these risks. We assessed physical activity level, and perceived benefits and barriers to exercise in a group of 305 methadone-maintained smokers. Mean participant age was 39.9 years, 50.2% were male, 79.7% were non-Hispanic White, and mean body mass index was 29.8. Nearly 45% endorsed fair or poor physical health. Although p  ...[more]

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