Key result
Autonomous motivation and self-efficacy had a significant effect on exercise behavior in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, explaining 21.2% of the variance.
Why the study?
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis engage in markedly less exercise than the general population despite its benefits, leading the authors to construct and test a structural equation model of exercise behavior.
Cross-Sectional (n=214)
No
Autonomous motivation and self-efficacy are significant predictors of exercise behavior in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
May guide motivation-focused exercise counseling in RA; hypothesis-generating from cross-sectional data and needs longitudinal confirmation.
BACKGROUND: Despite the awareness that regular exercise has a positive impact on maintaining health, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) engage in markedly less exercise than do the general population. Weaimed to construct and test a structural equation model of exercise behavior in patients with RA based on self-determination theory and self-efficacy theory. METHODS: Participants were 214 outpatients with RA at Chonnam National University Hospital located in the Gwangju City, South Korea from Mar to Apr 2018. A structured self-report questionnaire was used to assess autonomy support, autonomy, competence, relatedness, autonomous motivation, self-efficacy, and exercise behavior. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 22.0 program. RESULTS: <0.001, TLI = 0.92, CFI = 0.93, RMSEA = 0.07, SRMR = 0.07). Autonomous motivation and self-efficacy had a significant effect on exercise behavior in patients with RA. This model explained 21.2% of the variance of exercise behavior in patients with RA. CONCLUSION: Self-efficiency and autonomous motivation should be promoted in order to strengthen the exercise behavior of patients with RA.
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Han et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Rheumatoid arthritis (n=214). Autonomous motivation and self-efficacy was evaluated on Exercise behavior (21.2% variance explained, p=<0.001). Autonomous motivation and self-efficacy had a significant effect on exercise behavior in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, explaining 21.2% of the variance.
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