Perceptions of exercise among people who have not attended cardiac rehabilitation following myocardial infarction

Noleen K. McCorry; Mairead Corrigan; Mark A. Tully; Martin Dempster; Bernadette  Downey; Margaret E. Cupples

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Perceptions of exercise among people who have not attended cardiac rehabilitation following myocardial infarction

Noleen K. McCorry, Mairead Corrigan, Mark A. Tully, Martin Dempster, Bernadette Downey, Margaret E. Cupples

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Abstract

Perceptions of exercise among nonattenders of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) were explored using semistructured interviews. Analysis indicated that participants did not recognize the cardiovascular benefits of exercise, and perceived keeping
active through daily activities as sufficient for health. Health professionals were perceived to downplay the importance of exercise and CR, and medication was viewed as being more important than exercise for promoting health. The content of CR programmes and the benefits of exercise need to be further explained to patients post-MI, and in a manner that communicates to patients that these programmes are valued by significant others, particularly health professionals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	924-932
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	14
Issue number	7
Early online date	28 Sept 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105309341144
Publication status	Published - Oct 2009

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