title: Patient participation in changing behaviors.
abstract: Individuals who did not participate in an organized cardiac rehabilitation program were interviewed to discover how they made lifestyle changes after a cardiac illness. The themes obtained from the analysis of the interview data were consistent with the components of Barrett's nursing theory of power as knowing participation in change. Implications for professional nursing practice related to the themes are described.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D015438:Health Behavior; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D010358:Patient Participation; D011209:Power, Psychological