Background: Use of mobile health (mHealth) technology is on an exponential rise. mHealth
apps have the capability to reach a large number of individuals, but until now have lacked …

Although outcome expectancies are regarded as key determinants of health behavior
change, studies on the role of their degree of fulfillment in long-term activity changes are …

Background: Exercise helps individuals with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes (T2D) manage
their blood glucose (BG); however, exercise adherence in this population is dismal. In this …

In this study we tested Social Cognitive Theory constructs to predict physical activity levels in
undergraduate students. A cross-sectional design was conducted with a sample of 787 …

Abstract Background and Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of an
intervention based on modern communication technologies and the social cognitive theory …

Background: Physical activity is beneficial for healthy and unhealthy people alike. However,
patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) engage in limited physical activity …

One method to increase physical activity (PA) in ageing adults is through the use of
intervention research, and a means to inform designs of PA interventions is to examine the …

It has been estimated that unhealthy diet and physical inactivity are responsible for 15% and
9% of premature deaths, respectively. These lifestyle behaviours can modulate biomedical …

Physical activity guidelines have become a regular part of the discussion in public health,
education, and public policy. This paper examines an apparent oversight in the Canadian …

Underpinned by Bandura's social-cognitive theory (SCT), this thesis examined the
perceptions of physical activity (PA) in healthy and unhealthy older adults, and examined …