Exercise and exercise intentions among obese and overweight individuals

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-100

  Smith, Deborah Walton ^a   Griffin, Quinn ^b   Fitzpatrick, Joyce ^b  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior modification; Decisional balance; Exercise; Nurse practitioners; Obesity; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 79551486548     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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