Key result
Daily planning and action control link to higher physical activity during and after cardiac rehab.
Why the study?
Adopting a healthy lifestyle is crucial for patients with established cardiac diseases, but many do not engage in regular physical activity in everyday life.
What psychological factors predict physical activity following cardiac rehabilitation in patients with established cardiac diseases?
Observational
What psychological factors predict physical activity following cardiac rehabilitation in patients with established cardiac diseases?
The Health Action Process Approach framework helps predict physical activity in cardiac patients, highlighting the importance of planning and action control for maintaining activity after rehabilitation.
Planning and action control may aid post-rehab activity adherence; extends HAPA observationally but leaves causal effects open for RCTs.
PURPOSE: The adoption of a healthy lifestyle is crucial for patients with established cardiac diseases. However, many patients do not engage in regular physical activity in their everyday life. RESEARCH METHOD: = 62.1 years) during and after inpatient rehabilitation across 28 days. Self-reported HAPA variables were measured daily in online questionnaires at the end of each day. Theory-driven hypotheses were tested using linear multilevel models. RESULTS: One-third of the sample did not reach the recommended physical activity levels in the first weeks after discharge from rehabilitation. Results are mostly in line with the motivational HAPA phase at both levels of analysis; outcome expectations and self-efficacy were positively associated with intentions. Results for the volitional phase were partly in line with the HAPA. Daily deviations in previous-day planning and concurrent action control were positively associated with physical activity during and after cardiac rehabilitation. CONCLUSION: The results of this study partly speak towards the HAPA in predicting physical activity in cardiac patients, thereby replicating prior research. The HAPA framework offers guidance for motivating and empowering cardiac patients to be more active in their everyday life. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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Bierbauer et al. (2023) conducted an observational in established cardiac diseases. HAPA variables (outcome expectations, self-efficacy, planning, action control) was evaluated on physical activity. Daily planning and concurrent action control were positively associated with physical activity during and after cardiac rehabilitation, though one-third of patients did not reach recommended levels.
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