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Table 1 Beliefs About Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Training During Breast Cancer Chemotherapy, Overall and by Patient Preference for Group Assignment.

From: Understanding breast cancer patients' preference for two types of exercise training during chemotherapy in an unblinded randomized controlled trial

Variable

Overall

(N = 242)

M (SD)

Preferred AET

(n = 88)

M (SD)

Preferred RET

(n = 99)

M (SD)

No Preference

(n = 55)

M (SD)

P value

Aerobic Exercise Beliefs

     

Affective attitude

5.4 (1.0)

5.6 (0.9)

5.3 (1.1)

5.2 (1.1)

.126

Instrumental attitude

6.3 (0.7)

6.3 (0.6)

6.3 (0.7)

6.2 (0.8)

.901

Subjective norm

6.6 (0.8)

6.6 (0.7)

6.6 (0.9)

6.7 (0.9)

.618

Perceived behavior control

4.5 (1.2)

4.5 (1.1)

4.7 (1.2)

4.1 (1.2)

.010

Motivation

5.5 (1.4)

5.8 (1.3)

5.2 (1.4)

5.5 (1.2)

.003

Resistance Exercise Beliefs

     

Affective attitude

5.2 (1.2)

4.8 (1.2)

5.6 (1.0)

5.2 (1.1)

<.001

Instrumental attitude

6.0 (1.0)

5.6 (1.1)

6.4 (0.7)

6.1 (0.9)

<.001

Subjective norm

6.4 (1.1)

6.1 (1.3)

6.6 (1.0)

6.6 (0.9)

<.001

Perceived behavior control

4.4 (1.4)

3.9 (1.4)

5.0 (1.3)

4.3 (1.2)

<.001

Motivation

5.4 (1.5)

4.5 (1.7)

6.1 (1.0)

5.5 (1.3)

<.001

  1. RET = resistance exercise training; AET = aerobic exercise training.