Participation, satisfaction, perceived benefits, and maintenance of behavioral self-management strategies in a self-directed exercise program for adults with arthritis

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• Alternative Title:
  Eval Program Plann
• Personal Author:
  Sharpe, PA ; Wilcox, S ; Schoffman, DE ; Baruth, M
• Description:
  A process evaluation was conducted in conjunction with a controlled trial of a self-directed exercise program among people with arthritis to describe the program's reach; self-management behaviors, exposure to materials, program perceptions, satisfaction, and perceived benefits; compatibility with targeted participants' needs; and maintenance. Participants (n=197) were predominantly white, middle-aged, college-educated women. At 12 weeks, 73.2% had read ≥90% of the program materials (at nine months>70% had "occasionally" or "often" looked back over each of the five parts of the materials); 63.3% had set goals (52.5% at nine months), and 83.9% had "some" or "a lot" of success following their plan (64.2% at nine months), while 90.4% rated the program "good" or "excellent" (87.5% at nine months). At 12 weeks, the majority (89.3%) used written logs to self-monitor (mean=9.3 logs); by nine months, >70% never kept logs. Most (>80%) rated twelve of thirteen program components as helpful, and 98.6% would recommend the program. From 38% to 62.4% endorsed each of eight program benefits, with small declines of ≤9% at nine months. Qualitative response identified ways the program met and did not meet expectations. The main program compatibility issue was targeting all adults with arthritis, while featuring older adults in materials.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Arthritis Article Exercise Exercise Therapy Female Humans Male Middle Aged Patient Satisfaction Perception Process Evaluation Program Evaluation Self-Management Young Adult

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• Source:
  Eval Program Plann. 60:143-150
• Pubmed ID:
  27863325
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6252271
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U48 DP001936/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; UP48-DP-001936/CC/CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  60
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bbbb7b0a28f7e0662daadf7f4914f7a93b1abc4606d23d2479385110d7f278ea
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/60863/cdc_60863_DS1.pdf
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