title: Physical Activity Among Organ Recipients: Data Collected From the Latin American Transplant Games.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cardiovascular complications after transplantation are an important cause of non-transplant-related deaths. Depression and anxiety are not unusual among organ recipients. Physical activity reduces cardiovascular risk and promotes a sensation of well-being. The aims of the study were to examine how exercise affects psychological well-being sensation in organ recipients and to describe the physician's role in promoting and controlling safe sport training in transplanted patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive study was conducted. A questionnaire was answered by participants of the "2012 Latin American Transplant Games."
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred sixty-six organ recipients completed the questionnaire. Eleven percent heard about the transplant games from a physician. Seventy percent had not received a proper medical pre-competitive evaluation. Only 39% trained in a supervised manner and 53% had experienced some kind of sport-related injury. Self-perception of global health was reported as excellent by 19.75%, very good by 43.95%, good by 30.67%, and regular or poor by 5.73%. An excellent or very good health perception was reported by 47.8% of those who practiced only one kind of sport versus 71.5% of those who practiced more than one sport and by 89.6% of those who performed isometric activity versus 59.3% of those who did not perform isometric activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diversity of practiced sports and isometric activity are associated with a better self-reported health condition. Most participants had not received a proper medical pre-competitive evaluation; they trained in an unsupervised manner, and injuries were common.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Hospital General de Agudos "Juan A. Fernández", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Atamañuk
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Agudos "Juan A. Fernández", Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: jportizfragola@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ortiz Fragola
authors.affiliation: Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casonu
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lirio
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Graziano
authors.affiliation: Centro Médico Accord, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cicora
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D066027:Transplant Recipients / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*