A qualitative exploration of the experiences of primary care patients engaged in email counseling meant to increase physical activity
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11510%2F19%3A10395489" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11510/19:10395489 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=t7MW~sgrM_" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=t7MW~sgrM_</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5507/ag.2019.005" target="_blank" >10.5507/ag.2019.005</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
A qualitative exploration of the experiences of primary care patients engaged in email counseling meant to increase physical activity
Original language description
As insufficient physical activity is a widespread public health problem, the patients' perspective and experiences during their efforts to increase levels of physical activity need to be explored and elucidated. Objectives: The purpose of our study was to qualitatively analyze the patient-written email messages in order to explore patients' experiences during a 12-week pedometer-based physical activity intervention in a primary care setting that was paired with email counseling. Methods: The content of 31 email messages from 10 participants was extracted, coded, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: We identified 22 themes that were grouped into 3 categories: reflections on the pedometer-based intervention, use of behavior change techniques, and barriers that affected participants' engagement in physical activity. We have also anecdotally described several interesting aspects of behavior change techniques: negative attitudes elicited by the goal setting process, learning from their own data, and enjoyment associated with self-monitoring. Conclusion: Qualitatively analyzing email messages written as part of the physical activity counseling process is useful in documenting patients' perceptions and use of different behavior change techniques and their reported barriers that get in the way of increasing their physical activity.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30306 - Sport and fitness sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Acta Gymnica
ISSN
2336-4912
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
49
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
75-82
UT code for WoS article
000473303400004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85071022352