Introduction. This study aims to determine the level of awareness and meeting recommendations regarding their physical activity in the selected disease risk groups in eastern Slovakia. Methods. The study comprised 893 participating patients (353 males and 540 females). The basic condition to fulfil for participating in the research was the occurrence of one or more diagnoses out of three underlying chronic diseases that do not prevent PA. For data collection, we used a nonstandardized questionnaire which was part of the questionnaire battery explicitly designed for this research. This study presents a selection of questions focusing on patients awareness concerning PA. Results. Within all three groups of chronic diseases, the patients acknowledged that they obtained only general information on the importance of PA in the treatment of their conditions. The patients received information on physical activity in their neighbourhood predominantly from the media and further on from the family members and acquaintances or their doctors or medical staff. The difference between the particular disease groups in terms of the acquired information is minimal. Statistically significant relation between the doctors recommendations and minimum requirements for the treatment of disease was only found in the group of oncology patients. Conclusion. Regular physical activity represents essential advantages for the health of patients suffering from chronic diseases. With this in mind, the doctor, being a trustworthy person to the patient, should be able to inform the patients on the frequency, intensity and the most suitable PA concerning their diagnosis and severity of their medical condition.

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意识到患有某些慢性疾病的患者进行体育锻炼对治疗其疾病的重要性

介绍。这项研究旨在确定对斯洛伐克东部某些疾病风险人群的身体活动的认识水平并提出建议。方法。这项研究包括893名患者（353名男性和540名女性）。参与研究所需满足的基本条件是在三种不能预防PA的潜在慢性疾病中发生了一项或多项诊断。对于数据收集，我们使用了非标准化的调查表，该调查表是专门为此研究设计的调查表电池的一部分。这项研究提出了一系列针对患者对PA意识的问题。结果。在这三类慢性疾病中，患者承认，他们仅获得有关PA在治疗其病情中重要性的一般信息。患者主要从媒体那里获得有关其附近体育锻炼的信息，并从家庭成员，熟人或他们的医生或医护人员那里获得更多信息。就获得的信息而言，特定疾病组之间的差异很小。只有在肿瘤患者组中，医生的建议与疾病的最低要求之间存在统计学上的显着关系。结论。定期进行体育锻炼代表着对患有慢性疾病的患者健康的基本好处。考虑到这一点，医生作为患者值得信赖的人，