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Health Action Process Approach: Application To Medication Adherence In Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients, Anna Greer, Kerry Milner, Richard Marcello, Katie Mazin
Health Action Process Approach: Application To Medication Adherence In Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients, Anna Greer, Kerry Milner, Richard Marcello, Katie Mazin
Anna E. Greer
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) post-intentional constructs (maintenance self-efficacy, recovery self-efficacy, action planning, coping planning) and medication adherence among phase II cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients. Research Method: Purposive sampling was used to recruit 91 phase II CR patients age 50 years and over. All respondents completed paper and pencil questionnaire examining HAPA post-intentional constructs (action planning, coping planning, maintenance self-efficacy, recovery self-efficacy), medication adherence, and demographic characteristics. Validity and reliability were confirmed for all scales included in the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to describe respondents’ characteristics. Bivariate statistics …