Physical activity in women after an acute myocardial infarction

Abstract

Citation for the original published paper (version of record):Løvlien, M., Mundal, L., Hall-Lord, M-L. (2015) Physical activity in women after an acute myocardial infarction.. ABSTRACT Background: Physical activity is recognized as being important in reducing mortality after an acute myocardial infarction. The study aimed to describe younger and older women's leisure time physical activity after an acute myocardial infarction, their motivations and barriers for engaging in physical activity and to assess aspects associated with referral and attendance in cardiac rehabilitation programmes. Methods: Women diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction were consecutively recruited and answered a questionnaire 2-3 months after hospital discharge. Journal of Nursing Education andResults: The majority of the respondents (86%) were physically active after their acute myocardial infarction and 34% were physically active ≥ 4 days a week for ≥ 30 minutes. Respondents ≥ 66 years were less likely than respondents < 66 years to report moderate physical activity (39% vs. 58%, p = .03) and more likely to report low physical activity (27% vs. 8%, p < .01). No differences were found between these age groups reporting high physical activity (34% vs. 34%). Respondents ≥ 66 years were also less likely than younger respondents to maintain or increase their physical activity after the acute event (59% vs. 76%, p < .01), to be informed about the significance of physical activity while in hospital (61% vs. 80%, p = .01), to be referred to a cardiac rehabilitation programme (49% vs. 75%, p ≤ .01) and to attend such a programme (30% vs. 65%, p < .01). Conclusions: Women's age was associated with physical activity as well as their possibilities regarding cardiac rehabilitation after an acute myocardial infarction.

Process of translation and adaptation of the Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale

“…The NPC Scale can be used to evaluate the outcome of nursing education programs, to assess nurses' competences in relation to the needs in health care organizations and to identify self-reported competences. [7,[11][12][13] The English version of the NPC Scale is now ready to be used in a full-scale research project among English-speaking nurse students and/or registered nurses. An example is the European Network Nursing Academies (ENNA) who has decided to use the NPC Scale in a joint European research project.…”

“…The NPC Scale has proved to be reliable and valid, [7] and has been used in several published studies including both nursing students on the point of graduation and registered nurses with professional experience, [11][12][13] as well as in publications in process by Theander et al [14] and Nilsson et al [15] Furthermore, the NPC Scale has been presented at both national medical conferences [16] and international nursing conferences, [17] and has yielded great interest from researchers in Europe, South and North America, and Asia. Therefore, the Swedish NPC research group decided to translate the NPC Scale into English to facilitate international use of the instrument.…”

Health‐related quality of life, sense of coherence and leisure‐time physical activity in women after an acute myocardial infarction

“…, Løvlien et al . ). It has been reported that low scores on health‐related quality of life (HRQL) and sense of coherence (SOC) predict morbidity and mortality in coronary patients, even in the elderly, which establishes good HRQL and SOC as important outcomes for these patients.…”