Personal characteristics, health status, physical activity, and quality of life in cardiac rehabilitation participants

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between personal factors, health status, and adherence to physical activity behavior, and quality of life in cardiac rehabilitation participants. The record of 146 subjects, who met inclusion criteria were obtained from the University Cardia...

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Published in:International journal of nursing studies 2004-02, Vol.41 (2), p.173-181
Main Authors: Sin, Mo-Kyung, Sanderson, Bonnie, Weaver, Michael, Giger, Joyce, Pemberton, Judy, Klapow, Joshua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adherence
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Cardiac rehabilitation program
Exercise Therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Status
Heart diseases
Heart Diseases - psychology
Heart Diseases - rehabilitation
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing
Patient Compliance - psychology
Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data
Patients
Physical activity
Predictive Value of Tests
Quality of Life
Rehabilitation
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Unemployment - psychology
Unemployment - statistics & numerical data
USA
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between personal factors, health status, and adherence to physical activity behavior, and quality of life in cardiac rehabilitation participants. The record of 146 subjects, who met inclusion criteria were obtained from the University Cardiac Rehabilitation Database. Change scores in physical activity were used as a proxy for adherence. Participants who were categorized as not working, female gender, and at high-risk health status had lower means and lower improvement scores from repeated measures analysis of variance. This study found that some personal factors and health status are significant factors influencing the participant's adherence to physical activity recommendations and quality of life in this cardiac rehabilitation program.
ISSN:0020-7489
1873-491X
DOI:10.1016/S0020-7489(03)00127-5