Readiness to Change is Related to Real-World Walking and Depressive Symptoms in Chronic Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The transtheoretical model is a health behavior model used to understand an individual's readiness to change their behavior. This study aims to apply the transtheoretical model in understanding a person with stroke's readiness to change their activity level, as it relates to physical capacity, physical health, depressive symptoms, self-efficacy, and daily stepping activity.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a clinical trial. Participants' readiness to change their activity levels was measured via self-report and daily stepping activity was measured using a step activity monitor. Robust regression (M-estimation with robust standard errors) was used to test the relationship between readiness to change and measures of physi

SUBMITTER: Miller A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7739270 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature