Predicting short-term weight loss using four leading health behavior change theories

Predicting short-term weight loss using four leading health behavior change theories

BACKGROUND This study was conceived to analyze how exercise and weight management psychosocial variables, derived from several health behavior change theories, predict weight change in a short-term intervention. The theories under analysis were the Social Cognitive Theory, the Transtheoretical Model, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and Self-Determination Theory. METHODS Subjects were 142 over...

Effects of Short-Term Interval Training Courses on Fitness and Weight Loss of Untrained Girls

Due to the increase in obesity and sedentary lifestyle in today's world, encouraging the individuals to do appropriate and academic physical activities and studying sports programs with different structures are if great importance. The present paper aims to study the effect of 30 minutes interval short courses of running (4 rounds × 7:30 minutes) with a mean intensity of 60-75% of heart rate ...

Behavior Change - a summary of four major theories : Health Belief Model AlDS Risk Reduction

Predicting successful long-term weight loss from short-term weight-loss outcomes: new insights from a dynamic energy balance model (the POUNDS Lost study).

BACKGROUND Currently, early weight-loss predictions of long-term weight-loss success rely on fixed percent-weight-loss thresholds. OBJECTIVE The objective was to develop thresholds during the first 3 mo of intervention that include the influence of age, sex, baseline weight, percent weight loss, and deviations from expected weight to predict whether a participant is likely to lose 5% or more ...

Using behavior change theories to enhance hand hygiene behavior.

It is well-documented that proper hand hygiene reduces nosocomial infections (Centers for Disease Control, 2000), while it is also well-documented that compliance by health care providers to proper hand hygiene remains less than satisfactory (Larson et al., 2001). It is the purpose of this brief communication to propose a theoretically driven approach that can be used by health educators in a v...