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Effect of cardiac rehabilitation exercise classes upon exercise self-efficacy and physical activity outside supervised contexts
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Effect of cardiac rehabilitation exercise classes upon exercise self-efficacy and physical activity outside supervised contexts

Geoff Lovell and J Skinner
New Zealand Sports Medicine and Science Conference 2009: Conference Catalogue, p.88
New Zealand Sports Medicine and Science Conference, 2009 (Rotorua, New Zealand, 12-Nov-2009–14-Nov-2009)
Sports Medicine New Zealand, Inc.
2009
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Abstract

Human Movement and Sports Science cardiac rehabilitation exercise lifestyle
Cardiac rehabilitation is a multi-faceted service assisting patients in resuming and maintaining a lifestyle as normal and functional as possible following a cardiac event. The aims of cardiac rehabilitation programs include reducing the risk of subsequent cardiac problems and to promote the return to a full and active life. Obviously, these aims include psychological, social, medical, and health service goals. One key goal in the attempt to facilitate patents' return to normal life is improving self-efficacy or more specifically, exercise self-efficacy: "Beliefs about the capability of successfully engaging in incremental bouts of physical activity" (Carron, Hausenblas, &Estabrooks, 2003, p.132). A limited number of studies have investigated the relationship between self-efficacy, enrolment in cardiac rehabilitation exercise programs, and adherence to cardiac rehabilitation. The focus of such studies has been how self-efficacy may predict exercise behaviours within cardiac rehabilitation. However, very little research has examined the effect of cardiac rehabilitation exercise programs upon exercise self-efficacy and resultant physical activity levels in general daily life, outside of the confines of the supervised cardiac rehabilitation program exercise class.

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