Open AccessMorning self-efficacy predicts physical activity throughout the day in knee osteoarthritis.
Author(s) -
Ruixue Zhaoyang,
Lynn M. Martire,
Martin J. Sliwinski
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000479
Subject(s) - morning , self efficacy , osteoarthritis , physical therapy , physical activity , psycinfo , medicine , psychosocial , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medline , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law , psychotherapist
The purpose of this study was to examine the within-day and cross-day prospective effects of knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients' self-efficacy to engage in physical activity despite the pain on their subsequent physical activity assessed objectively in their natural environment.