“I Just Can’t Do It Anymore” Patterns of Physical Activity and Cardiac Rehabilitation in African Americans with Heart Failure: A Mixed Method Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Theoretical Framework
2. Methods
2.1. Sample and Setting
2.2. Data Collection and Analysis
2.3. Quantitative Data
2.4. Qualitative Data
2.5. Data Integration
3. Results
3.1. Sample Characteristics
Variable | |
---|---|
Male, n (%) | 18 (60) |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 60 ± 15.2 |
Education, years (mean ± SD) | 10.9 ± 4.7 |
Marital Status | |
Married or Co-Habitate, n (%) | 12 (40) |
Single, Divorced, or Widowed, n (%) | 18 (60) |
NYHA | |
Class III, n (%) | 20 (65) |
Class II, n (%) | 10 (35) |
Body Mass Index kg/m2 (mean ± SD) | 29.3 ± 6.3 |
Government Insurance, n (%) | 25 (83) |
3.2. Quantitative Results
3.3. Qualitative Results
3.4. Past Physical Activity
3.5. Current Physical Activity
3.6. “Given up”
3.7. “Still Trying”
3.8. Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral and Experience
3.9. Data Integration
4. Discussion
Limitations and Strengths
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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McCarthy, M.; Katz, S.D.; Schipper, J.; Dickson, V.V. “I Just Can’t Do It Anymore” Patterns of Physical Activity and Cardiac Rehabilitation in African Americans with Heart Failure: A Mixed Method Study. Healthcare 2015, 3, 973-986. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare3040973
McCarthy M, Katz SD, Schipper J, Dickson VV. “I Just Can’t Do It Anymore” Patterns of Physical Activity and Cardiac Rehabilitation in African Americans with Heart Failure: A Mixed Method Study. Healthcare. 2015; 3(4):973-986. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare3040973
Chicago/Turabian StyleMcCarthy, Margaret, Stuart D. Katz, Judith Schipper, and Victoria Vaughan Dickson. 2015. "“I Just Can’t Do It Anymore” Patterns of Physical Activity and Cardiac Rehabilitation in African Americans with Heart Failure: A Mixed Method Study" Healthcare 3, no. 4: 973-986. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare3040973