Key result
General social support was associated with less stress and more support for exercise, which were both related to increased self-efficacy for overcoming barriers to exercise in 597 CR patients.
Why the study?
Does social support improve self-efficacy for overcoming barriers to exercise in patients entering cardiac rehabilitation?
Cross-Sectional (n=597)
Does social support improve self-efficacy for overcoming barriers to exercise in patients entering cardiac rehabilitation?
General and exercise-specific social support are associated with reduced stress and increased self-efficacy for overcoming exercise barriers in patients entering cardiac rehabilitation.
Supports screening social support at CR entry; hypothesis-generating for interventions to boost exercise self-efficacy.
Self‐efficacy (SE) for overcoming barriers to exercise is key to continued exercise behavior in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). This study examined factors influencing patients' SE for overcoming barriers to exercise in CR. It was hypothesized that stress after a cardiac event would have a negative impact on SE, but that social support would be related to less stress and more SE. Measures of SE for overcoming barriers to exercise in CR, perceived stress, general forms of social support, and sources of support for exercise were completed by 459 men and 138 women upon entry into CR. Structural equation modeling revealed that general support was related to less stress and more support for exercise, which were both related to increased SE.
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Fraser et al. (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac rehabilitation (n=597). General and exercise-specific social support was evaluated on Self-efficacy for overcoming barriers to exercise. General social support was associated with less stress and more support for exercise, which were both related to increased self-efficacy for overcoming barriers to exercise in 597 CR patients.
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