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Applying Meaning and Self-Determination Theory to the Development of a Web-Based mHealth Physical Activity Intervention: Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study.

Stephanie A HookerA Lauren CrainJule MueggeRebecca C RossomNicolaas P PronkDhavan Prasad PasumarthiGopikrishna KunisettyKevin S Masters
Published in: JMIR formative research (2024)
MAP to Health was acceptable to participants, feasible to deliver, and associated with increases in the target mechanisms of behavior change. This is the first intervention to use meaning as a behavior change strategy in a PA intervention. Future research will test the efficacy of the intervention in increasing PA compared to a control condition.
Keyphrases
  • randomized controlled trial
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • mental health
  • body mass index
  • depressive symptoms
  • mass spectrometry
  • molecularly imprinted
  • social media
  • solid phase extraction