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Body Image and Physical Activity in People Living with Heart Disease

dc.contributor.authorLightfoot, Kathryn Ann
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Artsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Health & Human Performanceen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerTara-Leigh McHughen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorAnita Unruhen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerMelanie Keatsen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDiane Macken_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorChris Blancharden_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-02T17:17:25Z
dc.date.available2010-09-02T17:17:25Z
dc.date.defence2010-08-16
dc.date.issued2010-09-02
dc.description.abstractContext: Little is known about body image and its relationship with physical activity (PA) among people living with heart disease. Purpose: To determine the prevalence and stability of body image issues over time in heart patients, and to determine the bi-directional relationship between body image and PA over time. Method: Participants who completed cardiac rehabilitation (CR; n = 31), and who declined CR (n = 28) were recruited. Participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing body image and PA at two time intervals, three months apart. Results: Up to 9.7% of participants in CR and 10.7% of those not in CR reported high body image concerns. Repeated measures ANOVAs revealed body image changed over time in people not in CR (body surveillance, Wilk’s ? = .768, F = 8.15, p = .008; control beliefs, Wilk’s ? = .837, F = 5.28, p = .030). Linear regressions showed that minutes of moderate PA predicted body image (body shame, ? = -.372, t = -.2.12, p = .043) in people in CR, and that body image (control beliefs) predicted minutes of moderate PA (? = .384, t =2.12, p = .044) in people not in CR. Conclusion/Implications: This research has the potential to lead to the development of more effective PA interventions, thus improving the longevity and quality of life of heart patients.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/13038
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectbody imageen_US
dc.subjectphysical activityen_US
dc.subjectcardiac rehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectheart diseaseen_US
dc.titleBody Image and Physical Activity in People Living with Heart Diseaseen_US

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