The effect of an intervention combining self-efficacy theory and pedometers on promoting physical activity among adolescents

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 914-922

  Lee, Ling Ling ^a   Kuo, Yu Chi ^b   Fanaw, Dilw ^a   Perng, Shoa Jen ^a   Juang, Ian Fei ^a  

^a TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cardiopulmonary endurance; Graphical walking log; Nurses; Nursing; Pedometer; Physical activity; Self efficacy; Taiwan; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MONITORING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF EFFICACY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; WALKING;

EID: 84858295099     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03881.x     Document Type: Article

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