Mediators and moderators of behavior change in patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disease: the impact of positive affect and self-affirmation
ME Charlson, MT Wells, JC Peterson… - Translational …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Among patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disease, increasing healthy behaviors
improves outcomes, but such behavior changes are difficult for patients to make and sustain
over time. This study aims to demonstrate how positive affect and self-affirmation improve
health behaviors compared with a patient education control group. The patient education
(PE control) patients completed a behavioral contract, promising to increase their physical
activity or their medication adherence and received an educational guide. In addition to the …
improves outcomes, but such behavior changes are difficult for patients to make and sustain
over time. This study aims to demonstrate how positive affect and self-affirmation improve
health behaviors compared with a patient education control group. The patient education
(PE control) patients completed a behavioral contract, promising to increase their physical
activity or their medication adherence and received an educational guide. In addition to the …