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. 2022 Sep 29;19:126. doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01365-2

Table 2.

Effects of high-intensity interval training on exercise motivation in 25 men with prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance randomized to the exercise intervention in the ERASE trial

Variables Baseline (Anticipated) Postintervention (Experienced) Mean change
Mean SD Mean SD Mean 95% CI p d
Beneficial 4.2 0.7 4.3 0.9 0.2 −0.2 to 0.6 0.31 0.18
Enjoyable 3.4 0.7 4.4 0.8 1.0 0.6 to 1.4 < 0.001 1.38
Difficult 2.8 0.9 2.4 0.9 − 0.4 −0.9 to 0.0 0.053 −0.50
Controllable 3.5 0.8 4.2 0.9 0.8 0.4 to 1.1 < 0.001 0.85
Confident 4.0 0.7 4.5 0.7 0.5 0.2 to 0.9 0.004 0.66
Motivated 4.0 0.8 4.6 0.6 0.7 0.3 to 1.0 0.001 0.89
Supported 4.4 0.6 4.3 0.9 −0.1 − 0.4 to 0.2 0.58 −0.10

Motivational outcomes were assessed on a 5-point scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much)