'It's like a personal motivator that you carried around wi' you': utilising self-determination theory to understand men's experiences of using pedometers to increase physical activity in a weight management programme

• Päätekijät: Craig Donnachie (Tekijä), Sally Wyke (Tekijä), Nanette Mutrie (Tekijä), Kate Hunt (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Self-monitoring using pedometers is an effective behaviour change technique to support increased physical activity (PA). However, the ways in which pedometers operate as motivational tools in adoption and maintenance of PA is not well understood. This paper investigates men'...