Vancampfort, DavyByansi, Peter KayiiraNamutebi, HildaNalukenge, LillianKinyanda, EugeneBbosa, Richard SerunkumaWard, Philip B.Lukwata, HafsaMugisha, James2022-01-182022-01-182020-05-29Vancomfort,Davy... et al (2020). Correlates of physical activity stages of change in people living with HIV in a Ugandan community.https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1770345.https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1770345https://kyuspace.kyu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/20.500.12504/243The transtheoretical model (TTM) of behavioral change posits that individuals move through five stages of change when adopting new behaviors: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of patients with HIV/AIDS within a Ugandan fishing community in the different physical activity (PA) stages. We also explored differences in variables, motives, and barriers for PA across the stages. Methods: In total, 256 individuals (77 men, 40.5 ± 10.3 years) completed the Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise Questionnaire, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) to assess depressive symptoms, and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. They were also asked about their most important PA motive and barrier. Results: Seventy-five individuals (29%) were in the (pre-)preparatory stages, 140 (55%) in the action and 41 (16%) in the maintenance stage. Those in the (pre-)preparatory stages had higher PHQ-9 total scores (p < 0.001) and were more likely to report barriers than those in the later stages (p < 0.001). Compared with those in the (pre-)preparatory stage, patients in the action stage experienced less body weakness (p = 0.015). Conclusions: Depression and barriers to PA should be considered in people with HIV/AIDS in low-resource settings when implementing interventions to assist them to become more active.enPhysical activityHIVUgandaStages of changeBody weaknessDepressionExerciseArticle