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JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
Volume 32, Issue 7, Pages 31-39Publisher
SLACK INC
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20060701-05
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate exercise self-efficacy in older women with stable New York Heart Association Functional Class II and III heart failure who were enrolled in a 12-week, home-based, low- to moderate-intensity combined walking and education program. Findings indicate that participation in a 12-week, home-based walking program improved self-efficacy for exercise adherence and workload physical function. Women in the program also 6-minute walk distance, improved in 6 depressive symptoms, and quality of life at 12 weeks, while control participants had no change on any measures. These results support that an exercise intervention that progresses gradually has potential to improve exercise self-efficacy, physical function, epressive symptoms, and qual of life in women with heart failure compared to education alone.
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