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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 75 25 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 18 4 Efficacy_major
Other 9 0
Muscle Pain, Stiffness, Fatigue 8 2 Efficacy_major
Fibromyalgia 8 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 6 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 170 patients currently doing Exercise

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 11
Mild
 14
None
 23

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

Fatigue 6
Pain 4
Joint pain 3
Pain in hips 2
Pain in knees 2
Pain in lower back 2
See all 14 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently doing Exercise. See all 68 dosages ►

  as needed daily weekly 3 hr weekly 4 hr weekly 1 other daily 1 hr daily 30 min daily 45 min daily 60 min daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 19 Number of Patients: 19 8 Number of Patients: 8 7 Number of Patients: 7 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 19 Number of Patients: 19 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Doing Exercise (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 13   Other: 46%
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 25%
I didn't have enough time 6   I didn't have enough time: 21%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 14%
Not indicated 3   Not indicated: 11%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Expense 1   Expense: 4%

See all 28 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
 13 25%
Usually
 29 57%
Sometimes
 7 14%
Never
 2 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Exercise

Very
 4 8%
Somewhat
 18 35%
A little
 18 35%
Not at all
 11 22%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Exercise

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 4 11%
$25-49
 4 11%
< $25
 27 77%

Report created on May 27, 2012.