Shajrawi, A, Granat, MH 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0722-2760, Jones, I and Astin, F
2021,
'Physical activity and cardiac self-efficacy levels during early recovery after acute myocardial infarction : a Jordanian study'
, Journal of Nursing Research, 29 (1)
, e131.
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Abstract
Background: Regular physical activity is important for patients with established coronary heart disease as it favorably influences their coronary risk profile. General self-efficacy is a powerful predictor of health behavior change that involves increases in physical activity levels. Few studies have simultaneously measured physical activity and self-efficacy during early recovery after a first acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Purpose: The aims of this study were to assess changes in objectively measured physical activity levels at 2 weeks (T2) and 6 weeks (T3) and self-reported cardiac self-efficacy at hospital discharge (T1) and at T2 and T3 in patients recovering from AMI. Methods: A repeated-measures design was used to recruit a purposive sample of patients from a single center in Jordan who were diagnosed with first AMI andwho did not have access to cardiac rehabilitation. A body-worn activity monitor (activPAL) was used to objectively measure free-living physical activity levels for 7 consecutive days at two time points (T2 and T3). An Arabic version of the cardiac self-efficacy scale was administered at T1, T2, and T3. Paired t tests and analysis of variance were used to examine differences in physical activity levels and cardiac self-efficacy scores, respectively. Results: A sample of 100 participants was recruited, of which 62%weremale. Themean age of the samplewas 54.5 ± 9.9 years. No statistically significant difference in physical activity levels was measured at 2 weeks (T2) and 6 weeks (T3). Cardiac self-efficacy scores improved significantly between T1, T2, and T3 across subscales and global cardiac self-efficacy. Conclusions/Implications for Practice: Participants recovering from AMI in Jordan did not increase their physical activity levels during the early recovery phase, although cardiac self-efficacy scores improved. This may be because the increase in cardiac self-efficacy was not matched by the practical skills and knowledge required to translate this positive psychological construct into behavioral change. This study provides a first step toward understanding the complex relationship between cardiac self-efficacy and physical activity in this population. The authors hope that these findings support the design of culturally appropriate interventions to increase physical activity levels in this population.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools: | Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Health Sciences Research |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Nursing Research |
| Publisher: | Wolters Kluwer |
| ISSN: | 1682-3141 |
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| Depositing User: | MH Granat |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2020 08:44 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 05:55 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/58700 |
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