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What is Physical Exercise? Exercise is recommended to help remain healthy as possible. It can help to maintain a weight and generally improve how one feels. It takes many forms. Finding the exercise that is right for you is key to keeping it useful and doing in on a regular basis. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

119 patients in the community are taking or have taken Physical Exercise.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 61 51%
Treat my mood condition(s) 32 26%
Other 10 8%
Muscle tension 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Physical Exercise.

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All (Show Top 10)

  0 hr day 0 day 0 none 0 week 0.14286 hr week 0.42858 hr week 0.5 hr day 0.57144 hr week 0.7143 hr week 1 hr day 1.14288 hr week 1.4286 hr week 1.5 hr day 2 hr day 30 min day 60 min day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 61 Number of Patients: 61 11 Number of Patients: 11 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Physical Exercise or how long patients were taking Physical Exercise before stopping.

Currently taking Physical Exercise

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
9
10
26
9
26

Stopped taking Physical Exercise

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
2
3
1
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Physical Exercise (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 4 50% Other: 50%
Doctor's advice 2 25% Doctor's advice: 25%
Did not seem to work 1 13% Did not seem to work: 13%
Side effects too severe 1 13% Side effects too severe: 13%
Course of treatment ended 1 13% Course of treatment ended: 13%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 8 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 60% 3
Moderate 40% 2

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 13% 1
Mild 25% 2
None 63% 5

Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, tiredness, Muscle soreness

Summary results are based on 8 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 8)

  • FlipFlop
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 2
    Compulsion: 1
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Severe
    31 F
    Function: Moderate
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • by FlipFlop
    Sep 30, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Back pain

  • Nyrsaeans
    Depression: 2
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 4
    Anxiety: 2
    Mania: 2
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Overwhelming
    31 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Moderate
    See profile
  • Nyrsaeans
  • by Nyrsaeans
    Oct 14, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Muscle tension
Advice/Tips
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