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Lookup NU author(s): Dr James FrithORCiD, Professor Chris Day, Chris Elliott, Professor David Jones, Emerita Professor Julia Newton
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Background & Aims: The management of non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD) concerns lifestyle modification and exercise; however, adherence is poor. Factors such as lack of confidence to exercise, poor understanding of the benefits of exercise, and a fear of falling all influence engagement in physical activity. To increase exercise in NAFLD it is important to understand the barriers to performing it. Methods: Three chronic liver disease cohorts were identified from the Newcastle Liver Database: NAFLD (n = 230), alcoholic liver disease (ALD, n = 110) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC, n = 97). Assessment tools were completed by all subjects: Outcome Expectation for Exercise Scale (OEES, understanding the benefits of exercise, lower scores indicate greater understanding), Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale (SEES, confidence to exercise), Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I, higher scores indicate greater fear of falling). Activity was analysed from a functional perspective using the PROMIS-HAQ. Results: Understanding the benefits of exercise was similar across each group [median OEES scores: NAFLD 2.38 (range 0.0-5.0), ALD 2.25 (0.0-5.0), PBC 2.28 (1.0-5.0), p = 0.6]. In NAFLD confidence to exercise was significantly lower [median SEES score 0.0 (0.0-10.0), PBC 4.5 (0.0-10.0), p < 0.001]. Fear of falling was similar in NAFLD and PBC, and greatest in ALD [22 (0-64), 22 (3-64), 30 (0-64), p = 0.044]. In NAFLD, fear of falling was independently associated with increasing difficulty performing activity. Conclusions: NAFLD patients understand the benefits of exercise but lack confidence to perform it. Fear of falling was independently associated with more difficulty performing activity. Fear of falling and confidence are modifiable and potential targets to improve uptake and adherence for exercise intervention. © 2009 European Association for the Study of the Liver.
Author(s): Frith J, Day C, Robinson L, Elliott C, Jones D, Newton J
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Hepatology
Year: 2010
Volume: 52
Issue: 1
Pages: 112-116
ISSN (print): 0168-8278
ISSN (electronic): 1600-0641
Publisher: Elsevier BV
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2009.10.010
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.10.010
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