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Adherence To Physical Activity Among Individuals With Or Without Cardiovascular Disease, Zyad T. Saleh
Adherence To Physical Activity Among Individuals With Or Without Cardiovascular Disease, Zyad T. Saleh
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major public health problem and a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Regular physical activity is recommended for prevention and management of CVD. Despite the cardiovascular health benefits of physical activity most adults are physically inactive. Therefore, the aim of this dissertation was to examine the factors associated with adherence to physical activity among individuals with or without CVD.
The first paper is a report of a study conducted to examine which baseline demographic (age, gender, marital status, socioeconomic status, and place of residency), psychosocial (social support, depression, anxiety, and fatalism), …