title: Barriers and facilitators of self-reported physical activity in cardiac patients.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of personal factors (age and gender), barriers (symptom distress and negative well-being), and facilitators (self-efficacy to exercise and positive well-being) with self-reported physical activity in cardiac patients. Sixty-four participants (50 men, 14 women) 6-12 months post-cardiac event participated in this study. We found that age and gender accounted for 14.7% of the variance, symptom distress and negative well-being accounted for an additional 21.6% of the variance, and self-efficacy accounted for the remaining 7.6% of the variance for a total of 44% of the variance in physical activity levels explained. These results suggest that personal factors and barriers are central variables, in addition to self-efficacy, in understanding the levels of physical activity achieved by patients after a cardiac event.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
authors.forename: Bernice C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: Tammera
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Price-Fowlkes
authors.forename: Sangeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agrawal
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires