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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Neuropsychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1444214

Perceived social support on objective measured sedentary behaviour of stroke patients: the mediating role of exercise self efficacy

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Jianing Wei Jianing Wei 1Fanjiayi Yang Fanjiayi Yang 1Xiaofang Dong Xiaofang Dong 2*
  • 1 School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
  • 2 Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

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    Abstract Introduction: As stroke patients may have impaired motor function, there may have increased sedentary behaviour. Factors associated with sedentary behaviour need to be explored to develop targeted interventions. Although studies explore the effects of exercise self efficacy and perceived social support on sedentary behaviour, the relationship is not clear. The aim of this study was to explore the mediating effect of exercise self efficacy on perceived social support and objective measured sedentary behaviour in stroke patients. Methods: The random sampling method was adopted to select 275 stroke patients from the neurology department of a third-grade hospital of Henan Province from June 2023 to March 2024 in a cross-sectional descriptive study. A general data questionnaire, exercise self efficacy scale, perceived social support scale, and ActiGraph GT3X accelerometer were used to investigate. The structural equation model was used to analyze the mediating effect of exercise self efficacy between perceived social support and sedentary behaviour. Results: The mean sedentary behaviour time in stroke patients in this study was (479.65±112.65) min, the mean score of perceived social support was (47.53±17.16), and the mean score of exercise self-efficacy was (24.19±6.25). The correlation analysis revealed that, the sedentary behaviour of stroke patients was negatively correlated with exercise self efficacy and perceived social support. The results of the mediation analysis showed that exercise self efficacy played a partial mediating role between perceived social support and sedentary behaviour. Conclusion: Perceived social support and exercise self efficacy were influential factors in sedentary behaviour. Moreover, the impact of perceived social support on sedentary behaviour was partially mediated by exercise self efficacy. Therefore, to decrease the sedentary behaviour, it is crucial to improve the level of perceived social support in stroke patients. Patients with less perceived social support can improve their exercise self efficacy and thus perceive more social support.

    Keywords: Stroke, sedentary behavior, social support, self efficacy, Mediation

    Received: 07 Jun 2024; Accepted: 09 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wei, Yang and Dong. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Xiaofang Dong, Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

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