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Does participation in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation improve mastery of stress and health locus of control in patients with coronary artery disease?
Does participation in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation improve mastery of stress and health locus of control in patients with coronary artery disease?
Internal health locus of control, rather than participation in cardiac rehabilitation, is associated with higher levels of stress mastery in patients with coronary artery disease.
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Cardiac rehabilitation showed no association with mastery or locus of control; leaves open whether targeting internal locus of control improves stress mastery in CAD.
The study examined the relationships among participation in outpatient rehabilitation, health locus of control, and mastery of stress with coronary artery disease completed the Master of Stress Instrument (MSI) and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale. One fourth of the sample had participated in the hospital's cardiac rehabilitation programme. Results showed no difference between cardiac-rehabilitation participants and nonparticipants on mastery, internal locus of control or stress. Demographic characteristics of age, education, race and gender revealed no significant correlation with either the total MSI score or its component measures. However, internal locus of control was significantly and positively correlated to both growth and total mastery. A stronger relationship was found between internal locus of control and change. This finding supports the hypothesis that health-internals achieve higher levels of mastery.
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