Ambulatory assessment for physical activity research: state of the science, best practices and future directions

M Reichert, M Giurgiu, ED Koch, LM Wieland… - Psychology of sport and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Technological and digital progress benefits physical activity (PA) research. Here we
compiled expert knowledge on how Ambulatory Assessment (AA) is utilized to advance PA …

Can simply answering research questions change behaviour? Systematic review and meta analyses of brief alcohol intervention trials

J McCambridge, K Kypri - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Participant reports of their own behaviour are critical for the provision and
evaluation of behavioural interventions. Recent developments in brief alcohol intervention …

[BOK][B] Psychology of physical activity: Determinants, well-being and interventions

S Biddle, N Mutrie - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

[HTML][HTML] An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of home-based exercise programs for individuals with intermittent claudication

S Pymer, S Ibeggazene, J Palmer, GA Tew… - Journal of Vascular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Supervised exercise programs (SEP) are effective for improving walking distance
in patients with intermittent claudication (IC) but provision and uptake rates are suboptimal …

Spouses' attempts to regulate day-to-day dietary adherence among patients with type 2 diabetes.

MAP Stephens, MM Franks, KS Rook, M Iida… - Health …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: To investigate daily dietary adherence and diabetes-specific distress among older
adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) as a function of spouses' diet-related support …

The use of pedometers for monitoring physical activity in children and adolescents: measurement considerations

SA Clemes, SJH Biddle - Journal of physical activity …, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Pedometers are increasingly being used to measure physical activity in
children and adolescents. This review provides an overview of common measurement …

High‐volume exercise program in obese bariatric surgery patients: a randomized, controlled trial

M Shah, PG Snell, S Rao, B Adams‐Huet, C Quittner… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Weight regain is a problem among many bariatric surgery patients. Whether a high‐volume
exercise program (HVEP), a strategy to limit weight regain, is feasible in these patients is …

Adaptive goal setting and financial incentives: a 2× 2 factorial randomized controlled trial to increase adults' physical activity

MA Adams, JC Hurley, M Todd, N Bhuiyan, CL Jarrett… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background Emerging interventions that rely on and harness variability in behavior to adapt
to individual performance over time may outperform interventions that prescribe static goals …

Reactivity to accelerometer measurement of children and adolescents

A Dössegger, N Ruch, G Jimmy… - … and science in …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Awareness of being monitored can influence participants' habitual physical activity
(PA) behavior. This reactivity effect may threaten the validity of PA assessment. Reports on …

Pilot study of a cell phone-based exercise persistence intervention post-rehabilitation for COPD

HQ Nguyen, DP Gill, S Wolpin, BG Steele… - International journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To determine the feasibility and efficacy of a six-month, cell phone-based exercise
persistence intervention for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …