Social support for exercise by experts in older women post-hip fracture.
Using the data of the Baltimore Hip Study 5 (a home-based exercise intervention), this study examined how social support for exercise by experts (SSE-E) affected the self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and exercise behavior among older women following a hip fracture. The total sample included 164 females aged 65 years (M = 81.0; SD = 6.9) who had surgical repair of a nonpathologic hip fracture. Model testing showed a direct relationship between SSE-E and outcome expectations for exercise. There was, however, no direct or indirect relationship between SSE-E and self-efficacy or exercise behavior. The positive effect of SSE-E on the outcome expectations for exercise in older women recovering from a hip fracture provides an opportunity for health care providers in improving physical activity in this population.
Casado
Banghwa Lee
BL
School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. bcasado@ssw.umaryland.edu
Resnick
Barbara
B
Zimmerman
Sheryl
S
Nahm
Eun-Shim
ES
Orwig
Denise
D
Macmillan
Kelley
K
Magaziner
Jay
J
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome