Key result
Beliefs in self-efficacy, rather than disease severity, were the most influential factors determining engagement in physical activity among 100 adolescents with congenital cardiac malformations.
Population
100 adolescents, aged 12 to 18 years, with trivial, mild, or moderate forms of congenital cardiac disease
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Self-efficacy may guide activity counseling in congenital heart disease adolescents; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before practice change.
Cross-Sectional (n=100)
Self-efficacy, driven by cardiologist recommendations and maternal attitudes, is the primary determinant of physical activity in adolescents with mild-to-moderate congenital heart disease, rather than disease severity itself.
Bar-Mor et al. (2000) conducted a cross-sectional in Trivial, mild, or moderate congenital cardiac malformations (n=100). Self-efficacy was evaluated on Involvement in physical activity. Beliefs in self-efficacy, rather than disease severity, were the most influential factors determining engagement in physical activity among 100 adolescents with congenital cardiac malformations.
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