title: Enrollment and participation in a pilot walking programme: the role of self-efficacy.
abstract: This pilot study investigated the association of self-efficacy with enrollment in and compliance with an 8-week exercise trial. We compared self-efficacy levels of adults who were eligible but did not enroll (N=221) to those who enrolled (N=115) and enrollees who were compliant at the end of the study (N=66). Those in the top three self-efficacy quintiles had higher odds of enrollment (adjusted odds ratios (AOR)=2.61-2.82) and being compliant at the end of the trial (AOR=4.31-4.38) compared to those in the lowest efficacy quintile. These results demonstrated the theoretical association between self-efficacy and one's choice of behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Towson University, Towson, MD 21252, USA. gjerome@towson.edu
authors.forename: Gerald J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Jerome
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McAuley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016138:Walking / Q000523:psychology*