Facilitating Exercise Habit Formation among Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.

ABSTRACT: The importance of promoting exercise adherence among individuals with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is imperative. However, challenges in maintaining behavior among ACS patients are also well-documented. Emerging findings in the general population have supported the use of habit-formation techniques, which include incorporating routine consistency and cues, to be effective for facilitating exercise behavior. The effectiveness of habit formation approaches, however, has not been tested on participants with ACS. The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of facilitating physical activity habits among patients with ACS in a two-arm, parallel design, randomized controlled pilot trial. Participants (n = 13) were older adult patients (M age = 64.20, SD = 5.35) with ACS who were refe

SUBMITTER: Kaushal N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8296287 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature