What matters to cardiac patients? The impact of linking life goals to health goals on patients' intention‐to‐change‐lifestyle: an online experiment
No main effect of goal-setting condition on intention-to-change-lifestyle was found. Linking life goals to health goals increased preference for stress management and, in exploratory analyses, was associated with higher intention-to-change-lifestyle among lower- and medium-educated patients. Findings emphasize the relevance of personalized, value-based goal setting within cardiac rehabilitation.
Authors
- Thomas Reijnders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2184-8727)
- Rosalie van der Vaart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8787-4186)
- Linda D. Breeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4441-2731)
- Elise Dusseldorp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6305-4060)
- Inge van den Broek
- Roderik A. Kraaijenhagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5102-0197)
- Andrea W. M. Evers
- Veronica R. Janssen
- Renée V. H. IJzerman
Institutions
- Leiden University (NL)
- University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (NL)
- University of Applied Sciences Leiden (NL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Future Diagnostics (Netherlands) (NL)
- Vital Research (US)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Hartstichting (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- The Hague University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Delft University of Technology (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Health Psychology
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70056
- Primary Topic
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- ZonMw