A systematic review of the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in chronic disease and long-term conditions

CD Graham, J Gouick, C Krahé, D Gillanders - Clinical psychology review, 2016 - Elsevier
Many have proposed that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) may be particularly
effective for improving outcomes in chronic disease/long-term conditions, and ACT …

Personality and physical activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

KE Wilson, RK Dishman - Personality and individual differences, 2015 - Elsevier
Whether personality determines physical activity or its outcomes is relevant for theory and
public health but has been understudied. We estimated the population correlations between …

A comparison of direct versus self-report measures for assessing physical activity in adults: a systematic review

SA Prince, KB Adamo, ME Hamel, J Hardt… - International journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Background Accurate assessment is required to assess current and changing physical
activity levels, and to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions designed to increase activity …

Validation of Walk Score® for Estimating Neighborhood Walkability: An Analysis of Four US Metropolitan Areas

DT Duncan, J Aldstadt, J Whalen, SJ Melly… - International journal of …, 2011 - mdpi.com
Neighborhood walkability can influence physical activity. We evaluated the validity of Walk
Score® for assessing neighborhood walkability based on GIS (objective) indicators of …

How many steps/day are enough? Preliminary pedometer indices for public health

C Tudor-Locke, DR Bassett - Sports medicine, 2004 - Springer
Pedometers are simple and inexpensive body-worn motion sensors that are readily being
used by researchers and practitioners to assess and motivate physical activity behaviours …

[BUCH][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 …

Limits to the measurement of habitual physical activity by questionnaires

RJ Shephard - British journal of sports medicine, 2003 - bjsm.bmj.com
Despite extensive use over 40 years, physical activity questionnaires still show limited
reliability and validity. Measurements have value in indicating conditions where an increase …

Framing financial incentives to increase physical activity among overweight and obese adults: a randomized, controlled trial

MS Patel, DA Asch, R Rosin, DS Small… - Annals of internal …, 2016 - acpjournals.org
Background: Financial incentive designs to increase physical activity have not been well-
examined. Objective: To test the effectiveness of 3 methods to frame financial incentives to …

Relationship between the physical environment and physical activity in older adults: a systematic review

J Van Cauwenberg, I De Bourdeaudhuij, F De Meester… - Health & place, 2011 - Elsevier
Previous reviews on children, adolescents and adults have reported consistent relationships
between several physical environmental characteristics and physical activity (PA). This …

[PDF][PDF] Measuring steps, distance, and energy cost

SE Crouter, PL Schneider, M Karabulut… - Med Sci Sports …, 2003 - lwhk.com
ABSTRACT CROUTER, SE _ PL SCHNEIDER, M. KARABULUT, and DR BASSETT, IR.
Validity of IO Electronic Pedometers for Measuring Steps, Distance, and Energy Cost. Med …