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Effects of the Exercise Self-Efficacy and Exercise Benefits/Barriers on doing Regular Exercise of the Elderly
Eun-Hee Hwang, Yeo-Sook Chung
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2008;38(3):428-436.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.3.428
Published online: June 30, 2008

1Part-time Instructor, College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

2Professor, College of Nursing, Margaret Pritchard University, Jeonju, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Hwang, Eun Hee. College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, 11-1 Daehyeon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3277-6693, Fax: 82-2-3277-4986, ehh0104@ewha.ac.kr
• Received: March 26, 2008   • Accepted: April 25, 2008

Copyright © 2008 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of exercise self-efficacy and exercise benefits/barriers on doing regular exercise among elderly.
  • Methods
    The subjects were 484 older adults who were eligible and agreed to participate in this study. Data were collected from July 27 to September 21, 2007 by face-to-face, and private interviews. The questionnaires consisted of Exercise Self-efficacy, and Exercise Benefits/Barriers. The collected data were analyzed with the SPSS 13.0 program, which was used for frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, and logistic regression.
  • Results
    The major findings of this study were as follows: 1) Approximately 56.8% of participants were doing regular exercise. Study participants' exercise self-efficacy mean score was 36.30, exercise benefits 2.74, and exercise barriers 2.03; 2) There was significant correlation between exercise self-efficacy and exercise benefits; 3) Significant factors influencing regular exercise were self-efficacy, exercise benefits and exercise barriers.
  • Conclusion
    These results suggested that nurses should emphasize exercise benefits/barriers and reinforce self-efficacy to improve regular exercise in the elderly.
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Table 1
General Characteristics of Study Participants (N=484)
jkan-38-428-i001.jpg

BMI=Body Mass Index.

Table 2
Description of Exercise-Related Characteristics (N=484)
jkan-38-428-i002.jpg
Table 3
Exercise-Related Characteristics by General Characteristics (N=484)
jkan-38-428-i003.jpg

*p<.05; **p<.01; Tukey. BMI=Body Mass Index.

Table 4
Correlation between Exercise Self-efficacy, Benefits, and Barriers (N=484)
jkan-38-428-i004.jpg

*p<.01.

Table 5
Logistic Regression Analyses of Exercise (N=484)
jkan-38-428-i005.jpg

*p<.01.

CI=Confidence Interval.

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    Effects of the Exercise Self-Efficacy and Exercise Benefits/Barriers on doing Regular Exercise of the Elderly
    Effects of the Exercise Self-Efficacy and Exercise Benefits/Barriers on doing Regular Exercise of the Elderly

    General Characteristics of Study Participants (N=484)

    BMI=Body Mass Index.

    Description of Exercise-Related Characteristics (N=484)

    Exercise-Related Characteristics by General Characteristics (N=484)

    *p<.05; **p<.01; Tukey. BMI=Body Mass Index.

    Correlation between Exercise Self-efficacy, Benefits, and Barriers (N=484)

    *p<.01.

    Logistic Regression Analyses of Exercise (N=484)

    *p<.01.

    CI=Confidence Interval.

    Table 1 General Characteristics of Study Participants (N=484)

    BMI=Body Mass Index.

    Table 2 Description of Exercise-Related Characteristics (N=484)

    Table 3 Exercise-Related Characteristics by General Characteristics (N=484)

    *p<.05; **p<.01; Tukey. BMI=Body Mass Index.

    Table 4 Correlation between Exercise Self-efficacy, Benefits, and Barriers (N=484)

    *p<.01.

    Table 5 Logistic Regression Analyses of Exercise (N=484)

    *p<.01.

    CI=Confidence Interval.


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