Self-efficacy and Barriers to Healthy Diet in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participants and Nonparticipants

51 adults diagnosed with or recovering from an acute cardiac event, treatment, or intervention who received phase I cardiac rehabilitation and were physically able to participate in phase II cardiac rehabilitation. Demographics: primarily male, elderly, married, white, with more than a high school education and incomes over $30,000.

Participation in phase II cardiac rehabilitation

Nonparticipation in phase II cardiac rehabilitation

Self-efficacy for and barriers to healthy dietary intake at 6 and 12 weeks after hospital dischargepatient reported