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: Received: 3 September 2024 / Approved: 4 September 2024 / Online: 4 September 2024 (15:15:03 CEST)
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Alfrey, K. L.; Gardner, B.; Judd, J.; Askew, C. D.; Vandelanotte, C.; Rebar, A. L. Physical Activity Behaviour and Motivation During and Following Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Repeated Measures Study. Preprints2024, 2024090358. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0358.v1
Alfrey, K. L.; Gardner, B.; Judd, J.; Askew, C. D.; Vandelanotte, C.; Rebar, A. L. Physical Activity Behaviour and Motivation During and Following Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Repeated Measures Study. Preprints 2024, 2024090358. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0358.v1
Alfrey, K. L.; Gardner, B.; Judd, J.; Askew, C. D.; Vandelanotte, C.; Rebar, A. L. Physical Activity Behaviour and Motivation During and Following Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Repeated Measures Study. Preprints2024, 2024090358. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0358.v1
APA Style
Alfrey, K. L., Gardner, B., Judd, J., Askew, C. D., Vandelanotte, C., & Rebar, A. L. (2024). Physical Activity Behaviour and Motivation During and Following Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Repeated Measures Study. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0358.v1
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Alfrey, K. L., Corneel Vandelanotte and Amanda L. Rebar. 2024 "Physical Activity Behaviour and Motivation During and Following Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Repeated Measures Study" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0358.v1
Abstract
Background: Exercise rehabilitation programs are important for long-term health and wellbeing among people with cardiac and pulmonary disease. De-spite this, many people struggle to maintain their physical activity once reha-bilitation ends. This repeated measures study tracked changes in physical ac-tivity behaviour and motivation during and after completing a communi-ty-based exercise rehabilitation program.
Methods: Cardiac and pulmonary exercise rehabilitation patients (N=31), com-pleted six once-monthly measures of physical activity (MET·min), self-determined motivation, intention, and habit strength for rehabilitation ex-ercise (within rehabilitation sessions) and lifestyle physical activity (outside of rehabilitation sessions). Linear regression and random effects models with es-timated marginal means were used to test for associations between physical activity motivation and behaviour and change during and post-rehabilitation.
Results: Overall physical activity decreased after rehabilitation (823 MET·min) despite patients becoming more self-determined for lifestyle physical activity during rehabilitation. More self-determined motivation, stronger intentions, and stronger habits were associated with more lifestyle physical activity be-haviour. However, none of these motivation variables were significantly asso-ciated with rehabilitation exercise behaviour.
Conclusions: Among community-based cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation patients, physical activity levels decreased following exercise rehabilitation programs. The findings revealed clear distinctions in the motivation of reha-bilitation exercise compared to lifestyle physical activity. Exercise rehabilitation programs might improve the longevity of outcomes by integrating approaches to enhance lifestyle physical activity beyond the clinic.
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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