objectives: the purpose of this study was to determine barriers and motivators of physical activity in older adults. methods & materials: in this cross sectional study 153 older adults were participated through classified randomized clustering method. the questionnaires were completed in face to face interview. descriptive statistics and u mann whitney test were used to analyzing data. results:...

The Web is an important health information dissemination channel. Potential benefits cannot materialize unless online health information services are accepted and used by consumers. This study develops a research model by integrating the health belief model (HBM) and extended valence framework to explain user acceptance (behavioral intentions). We collected data from a sample of 703 university ...

This study evaluated the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment training (ACT) for increasing drug and alcohol counselors' willingness to use evidence-based agonist and antagonist pharmacotherapy. Fifty-nine drug and alcohol counselors were randomly assigned to either a 1-day ACT workshop or a 1-day educational control workshop. Both groups then attended a 2-day workshop on empirically supp...

Automated Vehicle (AV) buses hold great potential, yet it is not clear if Americans will choose to ride them. Trust and attitudes, often influenced by individual differences, are vital predictors of technology acceptance AVs no exception. To deepen our understanding differences as they pertain AV buses, this paper presents the results a national survey 401 participants located in United States ...

construction plans are regarded as the basis of the economy in the society. any delays in the utilization of projects can cause to waste the investments and the loss of technical and economic justifications. in this paper, the barriers of on-time delivery in water projects will be scrutinized in mazandaran regional water company. so, the independent variables such as management obstacles, cultu...

backgrounds: the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy for children with chronic pain (chact) on quality of life of 7 to 12 year-old children. thus, the basic problem of the current study is whether chact can increase the quality of life on 7 to 12 year-old children with chronic pain?   materials and methods: according to the criteria of chronic pa...

management scientists state that for the purpose of surviving and developing, it is necessary to be engaged in learning forever. learning can help' organizations with any changes, innovations, and creations. according to studies, the learning capacity in nationwide administrative organizations is rather low. in this article, first the concept and also the necessary characteristics for learning ...

Background: In Salatiga City, COVID-19 immunization still needs to meet the 70% vaccination target needed generate herd immunity. Vaccine skepticism and injection phobia can be barriers. A study of community barriers vaccine uptake is needed. Purpose: This aimed analyze affecting acceptance in City. Methods: The collected data from 323 City people. Fear pain, doubts about vaccine, perception fe...

In this research we examine the generation specific acceptance motives of eHealth technologies in order to assess the likelihood of success for these new technologies. 280 participants (14 92 years of age) volunteered to participate in a survey, in which using motives and barriers toward smart home technologies were explored. The scenario envisaged was the use of a medical stent implemented int...