title: Exercise self-efficacy, exercise benefits and barriers, and commitment to a plan for exercise among Korean women with osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
abstract: This study compared perceived exercise self-efficacy, exercise benefits, exercise barriers, and commitment to a plan for exercise between Korean women with a diagnosis of either osteoporosis or osteoarthritis. The influence of exercise self-efficacy, exercise benefits and barriers on commitment to a plan for exercise was also assessed in each group. Participants in the study were 154 Korean women over 40 years of age who were recruited from hospitals, health centers or a nursing home. The two groups differed on commitment to a plan for exercise with commitment greater among women with osteoporosis. Exercise self-efficacy was the most influential variable on commitment to a plan for exercise accounting for 27% of the variance in commitment among osteoporosis patients and 53% of the variance among osteoarthritis patients. This study generated information relevant to tailoring exercise interventions to the differing needs and perceptions of Korean women with osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 162 Il San-Dong, Wonju-City, Kangwon-Do, 220-701, Republic of Korea. yhshin@wonju.yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Hea Kung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Nola J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Pender
authors.forename: Hee Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Moon-Sil
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*