Title |
The HEART Mobile Phone Trial: The Partial Mediating Effects of Self-Efficacy on Physical Activity among Cardiac Patients
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Published in |
Frontiers in Public Health, May 2014
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DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00056 |
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Authors |
Ralph Maddison, Leila Pfaeffli, Ralph Stewart, Andrew Kerr, Yannan Jiang, Jonathan Rawstorn, Karen Carter, Robyn Whittaker |
Abstract |
The ubiquitous use of mobile phones provides an ideal opportunity to deliver interventions to increase physical activity levels. Understanding potential mediators of such interventions is needed to increase their effectiveness. A recent randomized controlled trial of a mobile phone and Internet (mHealth) intervention was conducted in New Zealand to determine the effectiveness on exercise capacity and physical activity levels in addition to current cardiac rehabilitation (CR) services for people (n = 171) with ischemic heart disease. Significant intervention effect was observed for self-reported leisure-time physical activity and walking, but not peak oxygen uptake at 24 weeks. There was also significant improvement in self-efficacy. |
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