Participants’ Perspectives of a Primary Exercise-Based Prevention Program for Cardiac Patients: A Prepost Intervention Qualitative Case Study
Joint Authors
Lesage-Moussavou-Nzamba, Mélissa
Houle, Julie
Trudeau, François
Source
Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Perseverance in exercise-based, cardiovascular disease prevention programs is generally very low.
The purpose of this case study is to understand the experience of participants enrolled in a 6-month primary and secondary exercise-focused, cardiovascular disease prevention out of hospital program.
Ten participants were interviewed about their experiences at entry and after it ended 6 months later to understand the facilitators and difficulties encountered by participants in such exercise programs.
Four out of ten participants completed the 6-month program.
The six participants who left the program accepted to contribute to the postprogram interview.
The results showed that the four participants who persevered in the program became aware of cardiac risk factors and their conditions were willing to make changes in their lifestyles to reach their objectives, felt a strong perception of self-efficacy, and felt like they belonged in the program.
Both persevering and nonpersevering participants experienced many episodes of discouragement during the program and faced many barriers that interfered with their progress.
Suggestions to help coping with these barriers while reinforcing self-efficacy and the sentiment of belonging are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lesage-Moussavou-Nzamba, Mélissa& Houle, Julie& Trudeau, François. 2020. Participants’ Perspectives of a Primary Exercise-Based Prevention Program for Cardiac Patients: A Prepost Intervention Qualitative Case Study. Rehabilitation Research and Practice،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207167
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lesage-Moussavou-Nzamba, Mélissa…[et al.]. Participants’ Perspectives of a Primary Exercise-Based Prevention Program for Cardiac Patients: A Prepost Intervention Qualitative Case Study. Rehabilitation Research and Practice No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207167
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lesage-Moussavou-Nzamba, Mélissa& Houle, Julie& Trudeau, François. Participants’ Perspectives of a Primary Exercise-Based Prevention Program for Cardiac Patients: A Prepost Intervention Qualitative Case Study. Rehabilitation Research and Practice. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207167
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1207167