Perceived social support on objective measured sedentary behavior of stroke patients: the mediating role of exercise self-efficacy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

As stroke patients may have impaired motor function, there may have increased sedentary behavior. Factors associated with sedentary behavior need to be explored to develop targeted interventions. Although studies explore the effects of exercise self-efficacy and perceived social support on sedentary behavior, the relationship is not clear. The aim of this study was to explore the mediating effect of exercise self-efficacy on perceived social support and objective measured sedentary behavior in stroke patients.

Methods

The random sampling method was adopted to select 275 stroke patients from the neurology department of a third-grade hospital of Henan Province from June 2023 to March 2024 in a cross-sectional descriptive study. A general data questionnaire, exerci

SUBMITTER: Wei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11461327 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature