Many Patients Find It Difficult to Incorporate an Exercise Program

question 13

Multiple Choice

Many patients find it difficult to incorporate an exercise program into their daily lives because of time constraints.For these patients,it is beneficial to reinforce that many ADLs are used to accumulate the recommended 30 minutes or more per day of moderate-intensity physical activity.When instructing these patients,the nurse explains that

• A) Housework is not considered an aerobic exercise.
• B) To strengthen back muscles, the patient should bend using back muscles.
• C) Daily chores should begin with gentle stretches.
• D) The patient should stick to one chore until it is done before beginning a new one.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

A variable that an experimenter predicts will be affected by manipulations of the independent variable.

Experimenter's Manipulations

The deliberate changes or variations introduced by researchers in an experiment to investigate their effects on the outcome.

Extraneous Variable

Any variable that is not intentionally studied in the experiment which can affect the outcome of the research if not controlled.

Confounding Variable

An outside influence that changes the effect of a dependent and independent variable. This extraneous influence is used to influence the outcome of an experimental design.