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Table 3 Psychological predictors of exercise adherence

From: Predictors of adherence to prescribed exercise programs for older adults with medical or surgical indications for exercise: a systematic review

Study

Predictors

Direction

Theme

Ades et al. (1992) [29]

Presence of depression before hospitalization

Depression

Brown et al. (2016) [31]

Beck Depression Index

0

Depression

Casey et al. (2008) [32]

Beck Depression Index (high scores, more depressed)

Depression

Cox et al. (2013) [34]

Baseline self-efficacy (higher)

+

Self-efficacy

Craike et al. (2016) [35]

Role functioning (higher)

+

 
 

Sexual activity

0

 

Fan et al. (2008) [36]

State-Trait Anxiety Index ≥ 36

Anxiety

 

Beck Depression Index ≥ 5

Depression

Gallagher et al. (2003) [37]

Perceived control

0

Control

 

Personal stressful event

-

 

Hogg et al. (2012) [38]

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score "Not depressed" 0-7

Reference

Depression

 

“Risk of depression” 8-10

0

 
 

“Depressed” 11

 

Messer et al. (2007) [41]

Task self-efficacy summary scores (higher)

+

Self-efficacy

 

Regulatory self-efficacy summary scores (higher)

+

 
 

Knowledge self-efficacy

0

 

van Montfort et al. (2016) [49]

Optimism (Revised Life Orientation Test)

+

 
 

Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9))

0

Depression

 

Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale)

Anxiety

Pakzad et al. (2013) [43]

State-Trait Anxiety Index (higher)

+

Anxiety

 

Consequences

0

 
 

Chronology (acute/chronic)

0

 
 

Treatment control

0

 
 

Personal control

0

 

Pickering et al. (2013) [45]

EQ-5D state of health thermometer

+

 
 

EQ-5D No pain/discomfort

Reference

 
 

EQ-5D Moderate pain/discomfort

0

 
 

EQ-5D Extreme pain/discomfort

 
 

EQ-5D Not anxious/depressed

Reference

Anxiety, Depression

 

EQ-5D Moderate anxious/depressed

 
 

EQ-5D Extreme anxious/depressed

 
 

Mental health problem (self-reported)

Mental health

Selzler et al. (2012) [50]

Social functioning (36-Item Short Form Survey)

+

 
 

Mental health (36-Item Short Form Survey)

+

Mental health

 

Role emotional (36-Item Short Form Survey)

+

 

Selzler et al. (2016) [51]

Task self-efficacy

+

Self-efficacy

 

Coping self-efficacy

0

 
 

Scheduling self-efficacy

0

 

Tooth et al. (1992) [48]

Expectations (higher)

+

 
 

Psychological status (profile of mood states score)

0

 
  1. + = significant positive effect; 0 = no significant effect; - = significant negative effect