In older adults with HF, strong social support could affect kinesiophobia, or fear of movement, by influencing the severity of HF symptoms and improving disease self-care and symptom management, researchers reported. “Our recent study demonstrated that the incidence of kinesiophobia was as high as 63.14% in patients with chronic HF,” Kaizheng Gong, MD, PhD, of the department of
Examining the mediating role of social support and self-efficacy between depression and medication adherence in older patients with coronary heart disease.