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What is Aerobic exercise?

Aerobic exercise refers to exercise that involves or improves oxygen consumption by the body. Aerobic means "with oxygen", and refers to the use of oxygen in the body's metabolic or energy-generating process.

Reasons done & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons done # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 4 2
Treat Parkinson's 2 1
challenging muscles gives me better balance and endurance 1 0
Depression 1 0
Mobility 1 0
Other 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 100%

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently doing Aerobic exercise. See all 11 dosages

  1hours as needed 3 other weekly 3 weekly 4 hr weekly 60 min weekly 20 min daily 25 min daily 200 min weekly 30 min daily 45 min daily 60 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Doing Aerobic exercise (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
1 100% Other: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped doing Aerobic exercise

Currently Doing Aerobic exercise

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

Stopped Doing Aerobic exercise

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 33%
Usually
2 67%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 67%

Report created on November 21, 2009.