Physical Self-Concept and Physical Activity in Children with Congenital Heart Defects-Can We Point Out Differences to Healthy Children to Promote Physical Activity?

• Main Authors: Jannos Siaplaouras (Author), Annika Jahn (Author), Paul Helm (Author), Kerstin Hanssen (Author), Ulrike Bauer (Author), Christian Apitz (Author), Claudia Niessner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Children with congenital heart defects (CHD) are at high risk for cardiovascular disease in addition to their congenital disease, so it is important to motivate this group of patients to live a physically active lifestyle. A potential influencing determinant of younger children's phy...