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August 22, 2025Open Access

Perception and Barriers of Parkinsons Patients Towards Low to High Exercises

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FKFary KhanMAMuhammad AfaqAKAdnan Ahmad Khan

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals perceptions and barriers to exercise among Parkinson's patients, indicating financial constraints and fall risks.

Key Points

  • Parkinson's patients reported better perceptions of low-intensity exercises than high-intensity ones, with 24.13% improving in low exercises.
  • Among participants, 53.31% felt low exercises positively impacted balance, while only 26.79% noted the same for high exercises.
  • Conducted as a cross-sectional study with 377 participants, the research used a questionnaire to evaluate perceptions and barriers.
  • Financial issues and fall risks were identified as significant barriers to engaging in exercise for 11.40% and 10.34% of participants, respectively.

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Khan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af799f7567bf4f94ff110ahttps://doi.org/10.71146/kjmr577
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