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What is Exercise?

Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health. It is performed for various reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 69 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 18 3 Efficacy_major
Other 9 0
Muscle Pain, Stiffness, Fatigue 8 2 Efficacy_major
Fibromyalgia 8 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Improve flexibility/strength 6 1 Efficacy_major

See all 164 patients currently doing Exercise

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 9
Mild
 13
None
 23

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Exercise

Fatigue 4
Joint pain 3
Pain 3
Pain in lower back 2
Muscle aches 2
Pain in hips 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently doing Exercise. See all 65 dosages ►

  as needed weekly daily 2 hr weekly 3 hr weekly 4 hr weekly 1 hr daily 1 other daily 30 min daily 60 min daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 8 Number of Patients: 8 19 Number of Patients: 19 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 18 Number of Patients: 18 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Doing Exercise (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 11   Other: 42%
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 27%
I didn't have enough time 6   I didn't have enough time: 23%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 15%
Not indicated 3   Not indicated: 12%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 8%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Expense 1   Expense: 4%

See all 26 patients who’ve stopped doing Exercise

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Doing Exercise

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Doing Exercise

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Exercise

Always
 12 25%
Usually
 28 58%
Sometimes
 6 13%
Never
 2 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Exercise

Very
 4 8%
Somewhat
 16 33%
A little
 17 35%
Not at all
 11 23%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Exercise

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 4 12%
$25-49
 4 12%
< $25
 26 76%

Report created on February 12, 2012.