Key result
Insecure partner attachment is linked to poorer cardiac rehabilitation attendance through overprotective partner support.
Why the study?
The influence of support partners' adult attachment styles on overprotective support and subsequent patient outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation was unclear.
Do insecure partner attachment styles and overprotective support predict lower self-efficacy and poorer program attendance in cardiac rehabilitation patients?
Observational
No
Do insecure partner attachment styles and overprotective support predict lower self-efficacy and poorer program attendance in cardiac rehabilitation patients?
Insecure attachment styles in support partners predict overprotective behaviors that negatively impact patient self-efficacy and attendance in cardiac rehabilitation.
May warrant consideration of partner dynamics in cardiac rehab; leaves open whether attachment-targeted interventions improve attendance.
OBJECTIVE: This study investigates whether the adult attachment styles of support partners in a cardiac rehabilitation context predict their use of overprotective support strategies, and whether such overprotection in turn predicts lower self-efficacy and poorer program attendance in cardiac rehabilitation patients. RESEARCH METHOD: = 35 years). During the first week of a 10-week cardiac rehabilitation program in a midsized rural hospital, participants completed self-report questionnaires that were used to assess partners' attachment styles and levels of overprotection, as well as patients' health-related self-efficacy. Attendance at each session of the program was then tracked by cardiac rehabilitation staff members. RESULTS: A moderated mediation model using bootstrapping showed that when partners were insecurely attached (high in both attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety), a mediational model held, such that more insecure partner attachment predicted more extensive use of overprotective support strategies, which in turn predicted lower patient self-efficacy for exercise and less-frequent program attendance. IMPLICATIONS: Implications for training support partners in more-effective support strategies are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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O'Bertos et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Cardiac rehabilitation. Insecure partner attachment and overprotective support was evaluated on Patient self-efficacy for exercise and program attendance. Insecure partner attachment predicted more overprotective support, which in turn predicted lower patient self-efficacy for exercise and less-frequent cardiac rehabilitation program attendance.
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