Deans' stroke musings: Factors associated with exercise adherence among stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study using the COM-B model

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Factors associated with exercise adherence among stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study using the COM-B model

It's fuckingly simple, with NO EXACT 100% RECOVERY PROTOCOLS there really is NO incentive to follow whatever shitworthy guidelines are given!

You're that fucking clueless that you UNDERSTAND NOTHING ABOUT SURVIVOR MOTIVATION! My god, I'd have you all fired for stupidity!

My conclusion is you don't understand ONE GODDAMN THING ABOUT SURVIVOR MOTIVATION/DEMORALIZATION, DO YOU? You create EXACT 100% recovery protocols, and your survivor will be motivated to do the millions of reps needed because they are looking forward to 100% recovery. I'd fire all of you for absurd incompetence! GET THERE!

Factors associated with exercise adherence among stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study using the COM-B model

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Abstract

Exercise adherence plays a critical role in lowering physical disability and mortality rates among stroke survivors. Previous research indicates that exercise adherence among stroke survivors is generally low, influenced by various factors, the mechanisms of which remain not yet fully understood(Then you don't have enough functioning brain cells to even be working in stroke!). This study aimed to explore the factors affecting exercise adherence in stroke survivors using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, and Behavior (COM-B) model in a cross-sectional study. Using convenience sampling, 359 participants were recruited from a tertiary hospital, and they filled out the demographic questionnaire, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Social Support Rating Scale, Stroke Rehabilitation Motivation Scale, and Stroke Functional Exercise Adherence Questionnaire Scale. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used for data analysis. The average scores for psychological resilience, social support, rehabilitation motivation and exercise adherence were 67.86 ± 16.26, 36.60 ± 6.17, 107.70 ± 15.18, and 41.76 ± 6.13, respectively. The SEM showed a satisfactory fit (χ2/df = 2.097 < 3, RMSEA = 0.055, SRMR = 0.0376, CFI = 0.979, TLI = 0.974, IFI = 0.980, GFI = 0.933, AGFI = 0.902, and NFI = 0.951). Direct path analyses revealed that psychological resilience (β = 0.174, p < 0.01), social support (β = 0.184, p < 0.01), and rehabilitation motivation (β = 0.517, p < 0.001) significantly affected exercise adherence. Furthermore, both psychological resilience (β = 0.142, p < 0.001) and social support (β = 0.218, p < 0.001) exerted indirect effects on exercise adherence through their impact on rehabilitation motivation. Enhancing exercise adherence among stroke survivors requires attention to psychological resilience, social support, and particularly, rehabilitation motivation. The mediating influence of rehabilitation motivation in linking psychological resilience and social support to adherence is especially noteworthy. Interventions targeting these factors may effectively improve exercise adherence and optimize post-stroke recovery outcomes.(You really are that fucking dumb!)