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Demographic data was also collected. Findings: This study found that there was no significant difference in the Decisional Balance for Exercise in nurses vs. non-nurses. This study also found no significant difference between nurses and non-nurses in their Stages of Adoption of Exercise. However, the study did find a significant difference (p<0.05) in Decisional Balance for Exercise scores within the subsample of nurses when the sample was categorized according to the Stage of Adoption of Exercise, Conclusions: This study suggests that the identification of the Decisional Balance for Exercise in an individual will facilitate movement","abstract_html":"The problem, The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in Decisional Balance for Exercise and Stages of Adoption of Exercise between nurses and non-nurses and the investigate the correlation of Decisional Balance for Exercise and Stages of Adoption of Exercise within a group of nurses. Procedure. The study was an expos facto design. A convenience sample of 93 employees of a rural healthcare facility, The Decisional Balance for Exercise and Stages of Adoption of Exercise tools (Marcus, 1992) were utilized. Demographic data was also collected. Findings: This study found that there was no significant difference in the Decisional Balance for Exercise in nurses vs. non-nurses. This study also found no significant difference between nurses and non-nurses in their Stages of Adoption of Exercise. However, the study did find a significant difference (p&lt;0.05) in Decisional Balance for Exercise scores within the subsample of nurses when the sample was categorized according to the Stage of Adoption of Exercise, Conclusions: This study suggests that the identification of the Decisional Balance for Exercise in an individual will facilitate movement","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Guess, Rochelle"],"institution":"Drake University","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":1994,"date_issued":"1994-11","date_published":"1994-11","updated_at":"2026-07-27T19:19:15Z","subjects":["Exercise--Nurses--Analysis","Nurses--Exercise--Analysis","Physical fitness--Analysis"],"languages":["en_US"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.other","label":"Dc Identifier Other","values":["1994 .G938"],"render_values":[{"text":"1994 .G938","href":null,"code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/2092/535","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Guess, Rochelle"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2007-04-18T13:36:33Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2007-04-18T13:36:33Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["1994-11"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["Drake University"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Exercise--Nurses--Analysis","Nurses--Exercise--Analysis","Physical fitness--Analysis"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["en_US"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.other","label":"Dc Identifier Other","values":["1994 .G938"]},{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/2092/535"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["[iv], 89 leaves. 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