Physical Activity Barriers in Danish Manual Wheelchair Users: A Cross-sectional Study

AbstractObjective To identify physical activity barrier prevalence and severity among manual wheelchair users (MWCUs) test whether impact is associated with self-reported level (PAL). Design Cross-sectional survey. The Barriers to Physical Activity Questionnaire for People Mobility Impairments (BPAQ-MI) was translated from English Danish administered online. BPAQ-MI includes barriers within 4 domains 8 subdomains queries if an item hindered participation in the last 3 months (yes/no). If "yes," participants graded very small (1) big (5). Barrier scores were summed across domains. Setting General community. Participants MWCUs (N=181; 52.5% female, mean age, 48±14y.). Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures PAL rated not active extremely (10). Individual (frequency, %) (median [interquartile range]) computed. Unadjusted (Spearman rank correlations, domains, subdomains) adjusted (multivariate linear regression, associations between Results 5 most prevalent reported by ≥49.6% of (2 intrapersonal community). severe all had a median (1 organizational analysis showed that inversely total (r=−0.487, P<.01) overall (r=−0.241, "health" (r=−0.477, "beliefs/attitudes"(r=−0.307, subdomains. Adjustment shared variance revealed only subdomain score independently (P<.001). Conclusions Intrapersonal highly prevalent. Health-related related PAL. When community present, they as particularly severe. These results provide novel information can guide design future interventions aiming increase PALs.