From need to action: decoding the role of motivation in adherence to home-based cardiac rehabilitation exercise in chronic heart failure patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adherence to home-based cardiac rehabilitation exercise remains suboptimal, and motivation may be the intrinsic driving force. This study aimed to explore the role of exercise regulatory motivation in mediating the relationship between psychological needs and exercise adherence among chronic heart failure patients, and to develop a mechanism model.

Methods

This study adopted an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design. A hypothesized model of adherence behavior was developed. A survey was used to test the theory-driven model. A semi-structured interview delved deeper into chronic heart failure patients' experiences with HBCR exercise, identifying reasons behind significant mediation effects and refining the mechanism model.

Results

A total of 248 eligibl

SUBMITTER: Yang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11656994 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature