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- Title
Perceived Social Support and Physical Activity Among Patients With Coronary Artery Disease.
- Authors
Won, Mi Hwa; Son, Youn-Jung
- Abstract
Adherence to recommended physical activity after a cardiac event is important to prevent cardiac recurrence. Social support from peers and family is known to improve self-care in chronic illnesses, including cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between social support from health care providers and physical activity among patients with coronary artery disease remains unclear. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the relationship between perceived social support from health care providers and physical activity among patients with stable coronary artery disease. The study included 237 patients with stable coronary artery disease attending an outpatient clinic. Hierarchical linear regression found that perceived social support explained 12% of variance in physical activity, F(14, 222) = 7.37, p < .001. In addition, self-efficacy partially mediated the relationships between perceived social support and physical activity. Abundant support from health care providers plays a key role in promoting physical activity among patients with stable coronary artery disease.
- Subjects
CORONARY disease; AGE distribution; CONFIDENCE intervals; STATISTICAL correlation; HEALTH behavior; PATIENT-professional relations; PROBABILITY theory; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; SELF-efficacy; SEX distribution; STATISTICAL power analysis; SOCIAL support; EFFECT sizes (Statistics); EDUCATIONAL attainment; BODY mass index; CROSS-sectional method; PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2017, Vol 39, Issue 12, p1606
- ISSN
0193-9459
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0193945916678374