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McNeilly, Samuel |
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2016-10-20T16:08:50Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-10-20T16:08:50Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015-11 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20331 |
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dc.description |
49 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Human Physiology and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Science, Fall 2015. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Background: Cardiac rehabilitation is an ever growing field that provides
patients the opportunity to regain function following a cardiac event or diagnosis. These
programs vary in patient care and practices, and the effectiveness of these programs is
clearly documented. However, there is little documented research involving the
motivations of patient behaviors that influence the effectiveness of these services.
Method: 14 (10 male and 4 female ages 60.5 ± 11.6 years) current cardiac
rehabilitation patients who had a formal diagnosis of coronary artery disease were
interviewed using a set of open-ended interview questions in a behavioral-based
interview.
Results: Participants associated their personal success under three mechanisms:
a sense of improved personal wellbeing, positive social environment, and perceived
safety. Having observable indications of improvement gave patients an objective
visualization of their progress. This allowed patients to gauge their own self
improvement, thus leading to motivation. In order to create a positive social
atmosphere, interactions between patient-patient and patient-therapist must be created.
By observing other patient's success, and with constant support through staff interactions, patients are able to find confidence within themselves and with the
recovery process. Lastly, patients needed to believe that they were in the safest possible
environment in order to have the self-assurance to push themselves beyond what they
believed their own personal limits were. By monitoring patients, either with an
electrocardiogram monitor or by staff presence, patients felt a sense of increase physical
safety which allowed them to focus on healing.
Conclusion: There is always room for improvement, however patients that were
interviewed found this program to be fully adequate for their personal healing
processes. The research concluded that current thought processes behind current
treatments are more than sufficient in being able to rehabilitate patients after a cardiac
event. Further research regarding improved in-patient and maintenance phases may be
considered to further understand motivations for beginning and continuing after a
monitored phase respectively. |
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dc.publisher |
University of Oregon |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Human Physiology, Honors College, B.S., 2015; |
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dc.rights |
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US |
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dc.subject |
Human physiology |
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dc.subject |
Cardiac |
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dc.subject |
Cardiac rehabilitation |
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dc.subject |
Coronary artery disease |
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dc.subject |
Rehabilitation |
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dc.subject |
Heart |
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dc.subject |
Heart disease |
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dc.title |
A Study of the Motivational Mechanisms of Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients |
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dc.type |
Thesis / Dissertation |
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