Outcome Expectations for Exercise and Decisional Balance Questionnaires Predict Adherence and Efficacy of Exercise Programs in Dialysis Patients

Špela Bogataj, Maja Pajek, Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar and Jernej Pajek
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Špela Bogataj: Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Maja Pajek: Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar: Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jernej Pajek: Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to define if Outcomes Expectations for Exercise (OEE) and Decisional Balance (DB) scales predict adherence to guided exercise programs and associate with the improvement in physical performance in the dialysis population. Participants ( n = 40; age 63.6 ± 12.5 years) completed OEE and DB questionnaires before randomization to the experimental group ( n = 20) and control group ( n = 20) of a two-phased exercise program—the experimental group received eight weeks of supervised functional exercise and exercise counseling (1st phase) before commencing eight weeks of home-based exercise on non-dialysis days (2nd phase). Both groups performed intradialytic cycling on dialysis days during both study phases. Patients with above-median OEE and DB scores (>3.15 and >1.3, respectively) expressed significantly better adherence to intradialytic cycling (89% vs. 76%, 89% vs. 77%, respectively, p < 0.05). Experimental group patients with an above-median OEE (but not DB) score had significantly better adherence to supervised and home-based functional exercise (93% vs. 81% and 85% vs. 60%, respectively, p < 0.05). Baseline DB score predicted the final result in the hand-grip test and 6-min walk test. Low OEE and, to a lesser degree, low DB questionnaire scores associate with inferior adherence to dialysis bundled and home-based exercise programs and may help define patient subsets in need of intensified motivational input by exercise caregivers.

Keywords: adherence; functional training; intradialytic cycling; outcomes expectations for exercise; decisional balance; exercise adoption; behavior change; questionnaire; hemodialysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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