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Prediction of Compliance with a Post‐Myocardial Infarction Home‐Based Walking Programme
Author(s) -
Tooth Leigh,
McKenna Kryss,
Colquhoun David
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1993.tb01771.x
Subject(s) - compliance (psychology) , medicine , physical therapy , rehabilitation , myocardial infarction , duration (music) , psychology , social psychology , art , literature
This study was undertaken to determine the personal, medical and psychological factors which may predict non‐compliance with a home‐based, moderate‐intensity walking programme in post‐infarction patients. Thirty male patients, aged 32 to 75 years, underwent a six week walking programme. After an introductory interview, the patients completed a self‐administered questionnaire and maintained an exercise log book, indicating exercise frequency and duration for a six week period. Compliance was expressed as percentage duration and percentage frequency for the total six week period. The results showed an 86 per cent compliance rate to the exercise programme. It was concluded that such training is a valuable and economical strategy in cardiac rehabilitation programmes.