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Facilitators and barriers of physical activity participation in children with a single ventricle physiology: a mixed-methods study.

Donato Giuseppe LeoDeirdre A LaneMarlene RileyAttilio A LottoRobyn R Lotto
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2022)
Following completion of the Fontan circulation, children engaged in higher levels of physical activity in comparison to the national average. However, more than half their time was spent in sedentary behaviour. Fears and anxiety from parents and teachers may act as a barrier toward physical activity participation.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • sleep quality
  • young adults
  • body mass index
  • mitral valve
  • pulmonary artery
  • heart failure
  • quality improvement
  • coronary artery
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension