2026-04-18T18:23:47Zhttps://repository.lib.bcit.ca/oai/requestoai:repository.lib.bcit.ca:node-16272026-01-08T20:46:06Znode:32oai_pmh:all_repository_itemsThe Smartphone Peer Physical Activity Counseling (SPPAC) program for manual wheelchair users: protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial
<p>Physical activity (PA) must be performed regularly to accrue health benefits. However, the majority of manual wheelchair users do not meet PA recommendations. Existing community-based PA programs for manual wheelchair users appear to work, but effect sizes are small and retention is low. Existing PA programs may not fully implement some psycho-social factors that are strongly linked with PA (eg, autonomy). The use of peers and mobile phone technology in the Smartphone Peer PA Counselling (SPPAC) program represents a novel approach to cultivating a PA-supportive environment for manual wheelchair users.</p>
2017
ISSN: 1929-0748
doi: 10.2196/resprot.7280
pmc: PMC5425772
English
Borisoff, Jaimie
Best, Krista L
Routhier, François
Sweet, Shane N
Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Kelly P
Noreau, Luc
Martin Ginis, Kathleen A
Eysenbach, Gunther
JMIR Publications Inc.
Text
<p>Copyright ©Krista L Best, Francois Routhier, Shane N Sweet, Kelly P Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Jaimie F Borisoff, Luc Noreau, Kathleen A Martin Ginis.</p>
Wheelchairs
Physical activity