SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Transtheoretical Model for Physical Activity in Older Adults: Systematic Review.
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- Effects of interventions on physical activity behavior change in children and adolescents based on a trans-theoretical model: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of a Community Health Worker-Led Intervention on Physical Activity in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Health Care in the Brazilian Amazon.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Trial
- Effect of a physical activity promotion intervention based on the transtheoretical model on blood pressure in patients with hypertension attending primary care: a randomized controlled trial.BMC primary care · 2026Trial
- Development and Feasibility of an eHealth Diabetes Prevention Program Adapted for Older Adults-Results from a Randomized Control Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Behavior change: from neurobiology to behavioral change theories and back - part 2.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2026Review
- Development of a Theoretical Framework for Program Evaluation of the Impact of Policy, Systems, and Environmental Interventions on Individual-Level Behavior.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Review
- Association between Participation in a Municipality-led Walking Program and Readiness for Lifestyle Improvement among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Retrospective Comparative Study Using Linked Administrative Data.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2026Article
- Co-Designing a Digital Brain Health Intervention for Chinese Older Adults: A User-Centred Approach.Australasian journal on ageing · 2026Article
- Predictors of Poor Post-discharge Exercise Adherence in Older Inpatients with Musculoskeletal Disorders.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2026Article
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- Low health literacy limits behavioral changes during phase I cardiac rehabilitation: a multicenter clinical study.Heart and vessels · 2026Article
- Exploring motivational readiness for adapted physical activity in older adults with chronic illness: patterns of self-care behaviors, engagement, and psychological distress.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effects of transtheoretical model of change-based interventions on physical activity among older adults: a systematic review of randomised controlled and non-randomised controlled trials.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
- Mapping the Dynamics of Inhibitors and Facilitators of Exercise Behavior Within the Transtheoretical Model: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study Using Text Mining Analysis.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Association Between Exercise Behavior Stages and Obesity Transition in Children and Adolescents: A Nationwide Follow-Up Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Identifying Potential Determinants That Can Impact the Implementation of a Physical Activity Pathway in Outpatient Physical Therapy: A Mixed Methods Study.Physical therapy · 2025Article
- Rationale and design of an exercise intervention for patients with cancer cachexia: protocol for a one-year follow-up prospective study (2CAPA).BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Cognitive Interventions for the Treatment of Insomnia or Poor-Quality Sleep in Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding intrinsic capacity in the elderly population: A cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Healthy aging makes the practice of physical activity (PA) a necessity. However, PA guidelines achievement in older adults is scarce. The use of behavioral theories such as Transtheoretical Model (TTM), helps in older adults PA promotion. The aim of this review was to identify the use of TTM for PA in older adults (>60 years). PubMed, SPORTdiscus, and Medline databases were used to conduct the search. All steps of the process followed the recommendations of the PRISMA flow-diagram. We identified eight studies: Six were descriptive cross-sectional studies, one prospective-cohort study and one with a quasi-experimental design. Only two papers evaluated the four behavior change dimensions within the same study, three evaluated the processes of change and the decisional balance, four evaluated the exercise self-efficacy and all assessed the stages of change for PA behavior. From this review, we can conclude that TTM is a useful and suitable behavior model in creating, developing, and evaluating interventions with the aim of acquiring and improving PA habits in the older adults. However, there is paucity of research in this area, and more studies including the four behavioral change dimensions are needed to analyze the effect of TTM on the promotion of PA in the older adults.
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