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From cues to action — information seeking and exercise self-care among older adults managing chronic illness
Author(s)	Pak Hei Benedito Chou, Andrew V Wister
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 24, no 4, Winter 2005
Pages	pp 395-408
Source	http://www.utpjournals.com
Keywords	Exercise ; Self care capacity ; Information needs ; Chronic illness ; Canada.
Annotation	Drawing from the health belief model, cues in action have been theorised to influence health behaviours; however, few studies have examined these constructs explicitly. This study investigated the relationship between information cues in action and exercise self-care. It was hypothesised that reading about illness information, knowing about services, and consulting with others about one's illness triggers exercise self-care. In a sample of 879 chronically ill adults aged 50+, drawn from the Vancouver North Shore Self-Care Study, it was found that the odds of exercising almost doubled for readers of information about illness (compared to non-readers), after controlling for socio-demographic factors, illness context, and illness efficacy. Furthermore, knowledge of services and consultations were shown to increase the odds of exercise self-care. These findings provide support for the salience of cues to action as a pivotal theoretical construct. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070110205 A
Classmark	CEA: CA: UV:IK: CI: 7S
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