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Title: Implication of travel behaviour patterns and psychological factors of cardiac patients towards increasing active trips
Authors: BATOOL, Tooba 
NEVEN, An 
ROSS, Veerle 
SCHERRENBERG, Martijn 
SMEETS, Christophe 
JANSSENS, Davy 
Issue Date: 2019
Source: International Symposium: Transportation in Emerging Countries (ISTEC 2019), Hasselt, 5-6 November 2019
Abstract: Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) is among the leading causes of death in Europe. It is caused by plaque build-up in the blood vessels resulting in insufficient oxygen supply to the heart. Achieving a certain amount of Physical Activity (PA) reduces significantly the risk of IHD. Walking and biking are proved to be a beneficial form of PA and require no additional skills or equipment (a bike in case of biking). If walking and biking is performed for daily travel purposes it helps in achieving an increased PA level and it has environmental benefits. Considering the health benefits of active travel, a pilot study is conducted to have an overview of existing active travel behaviour patterns of IHD patients. Data from an activity-based travel behaviour diary was collected for one day from random IHD patients (550) in the Flemish region of Belgium. Among 86 responses received, 70 IHD patients made the trips on the specified day. 37% of the car trips (driver as well as passenger) were identified as shorter trips (≤5km) contributing to the potential for PA increase by replacing these trips to walking or biking. 60% of the IHD patients were identified as sedentary or did not achieve 30 minutes of walking or bike use in a day. The remaining 40% of patients achieved the recommended PA level or more (up till 5 times) in a day. Additionally, IHD patients are found to have significantly different amounts of active and car trips based on their weight status (normal and unhealthy weight). This study proposes to perform a cluster analysis considering the socio-demographic information in combination with medical risk factors and psychological factors such as past behaviour, attitude, Perceived Behavioural Control (PBC) and social norms. The patients filled a standard questionnaire for stating their attitude and behaviour towards use of active travel behaviour. Medical risk factors were gathered from the patient's medical files at their affiliated hospitals. Clustering can identify the patients who are "potential changers" or the ones "already active". Classifying the patients in such different profiles can help caretakers to develop and tailor interventions that are customized to the patient's needs. The patients will be able to improve their PA level during daily trips as a complimentary medicine in management of their disease. Exploiting the behavioural theories and combining them with an objective measure of PA will support identifying the opportunities within their daily lifestyle and increasing the number of active trips.
Document URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1942/30251
Category: C2
Type: Conference Material
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