Path analysis with TSK and CR initiation as dependent variables, restricted to patients who had been referred for CR (N=82)
| Dependent variable: TSK | ||
| Variable | Standardised beta (95% CI) | P value |
| CAQ cardiac anxiety | 0.43 (0.24 to 0.62) | 0.001 |
| GSES self-efficacy | −0.29 (−0.47 to −0.12) | 0.001 |
| Dependent variable: CR initiation | ||
| Variable | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| TSK kinesiophobia | ||
| Model a | 0.92 (0.85 to 0.99) | 0.05 |
| Model b | 0.92 (0.84 to 0.99) | 0.04 |
| Model c | 0.93 (0.86 to 1.01) | 0.08 |
| Model c+d | 0.92 (0.85 to 1.01) | 0.07 |
| Mediation analysis: indirect effect of cardiac anxiety and self-efficacy on CR initiation with TSK as mediator | ||
| Variable | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| CAQ cardiac anxiety | 0.98 (0.95 to 1.00) | 0.05 |
| GSES self-efficacy | 1.04 (0.99 to 1.09) | 0.11 |
a=crude association; b=corrected for age; c=corrected for gender; d=corrected for age+gender.
CAQ, Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire; CR, cardiac rehabilitation; GSES, General Self-Efficacy Scale; TSK, Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia.