Psychological, interpersonal, and clinical factors predicting time spent on physical activity among Mexican patients with hypertension

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Figure 1 Psychological model for the research of adherence behaviors.

Note: Adapted from Piña JA, Sánchez-Sosa JJ. Psychological model for investigation of therapeutic compliance behaviors in people with HIV. Univ Psychol. 2007;6(2):399–407.¹⁰

Table 1 Socio demographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics of 182 Mexican patients with hypertension

Variables	Mean	SD	Range	N	%
Age (years)	59.6	9.9	31–83
Time since diagnosis (years)	9.5	8.8	1–48
Gender
Male				43	23.6
Female				139	76.4
Marital status
Single				12	6.6
Living with a partner				132	72.5
Living without a partner				15	8.3
Widow/er				22	12.6
Educational level
Illiterate				28	15.4
Primary education				40	22.0
Secondary education				31	17.0
High school				35	19.2
Bachelor’s degree or higher				48	26.4
Occupation
Homemaker				82	45.1
Employed				45	24.7
Unemployed				4	2.2
Retired				51	28.0
Body mass index (BMI)
Normal				16	8.8
Overweight				54	29.7
Obesity type 1				67	36.8
Obesity type 2				31	17.0
Obesity type 3				14	7.7
Performs physical activity
Never				22	12.1
Hardly ever				19	10.4
Sometimes				46	25.3
Frequently				29	15.9
Always				66	36.3
Physical activity (time spent)
Never				23	12.6
Hardly ever				18	9.9
Sometimes				44	24.2
Frequently				25	13.7
Always				72	39.6

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Figure 2 Revised model of the study behavior: time spent on physical activity.

Table 2 Parameters of the modified model of the study behavior: time spent on physical activity (M2)

Structural pathways → and correlations ↔			SP (95% CI)	p-value	Variables	S^2 (95% CI)	p-value
S-TA	→	PAB	0.25 (0.00, 0.45)	0.049	S-TA	67.82 (56.64, 78.66)	0.001
S-TF	→	PAB	−0.33 (−0.55, −0.10)	0.004	S-TF	205.63 (166.26, 246.56)	0.001
TDx	→	PAB	−0.14 (−0.27, −0.00)	0.045	TDx	77.76 (57.21, 103.11)	0.001
ESS	→	PAB	0.27 (0.13, 0.40)	0.001	ESS	30.38 (24.40, 36.97)	0.001
S-TA	↔	S-TF	0.79 (0.70, 0.85)	0.001	e1	1.72 (1.48, 2.07)	<0.001

Abbreviations: SP, standardized parameter; S², exogenous variables variance; PAB, physical activity behavior; S-TF, stress related to tolerance to frustration; S-TA, stress related to tolerance to ambiguity; ESS, emotional social support; TDx, time since diagnosis; e1, structural error.

PiñaJASánchez-SosaJJPsychological model for investigation of therapeutic compliance behaviors in people with HIVUniv Psychol200762399407 Spanish [with English abstract]

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