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A self-directed adherence management program for patients with heart failure completing combined aerobic and
Kathleen Duncan1, Bunny Pozehl, Joseph F Norman
1College of Nursing-Lincoln Division, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, 68588-0220, USA. kduncan@unmc.edu
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This study measured the impact of the Exercise Adherence Management Program (EAMP) provided to 20 patients with heart failure (HF) who participated in a combined resistance and aerobic exercise training program during two 12-week phases. The EAMP included strategies designed to support exercise self-efficacy and adherence. Results indicate that an improvement in exercise self-efficacy occurred during the study period, whereas exercise adherence declined during the unsupervised phase. The highest rated adherence strategy for helpfulness and self-efficacy was group sessions. The study supports the use of adherence strategies based on self-efficacy in exercise programs for patients with HF.
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