1. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of patients with major depressive disorder on exercise therapy
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Junxiang Cheng, Yaoqing Feng, Zhifen Liu, Dandan Zheng, Hong Han, Na Liu, Shasha Liu, Juan Zhao, Xiaole Li, and Shifan Han
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Knowledge ,Attitudes ,Practice ,Major depressive disorder ,Exercise ,Education interventions ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Abstract Background This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward exercise therapy of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University between April and October 2023 in patients with MDD. A self-designed questionnaire was used to evaluate the KAP (Cronbach’s α = 0.787). The minimum-maximum scores were 2–23 for knowledge, 11–55 for attitude, and 7–35 for practice. Results A total of 494 valid questionnaires were analyzed. The mean KAP dimension scores were 15.39 ± 3.34/23 (66.91%), 36.54 ± 19.33/55 (66.44%), and 19.33 ± 5.22/35 (55.23%), indicating poor knowledge, negative attitude, and weak practice. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that female (OR = 0.613, 95%CI: 0.376-1.000, P = 0.050), urban residence (OR = 0.443, 95%CI: 0.259–0.758, P = 0.003), suburban residence (OR = 0.047, 95%CI: 0.016–0.138, P
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- 2024
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