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Association Between Prevention Focus and Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study

Association Between Prevention Focus and Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study

In contrast, the desires associated with a promotion motivation orientation (eg, desire to achieve growth, advancement, and maximize potential gains), which could be considered as less of a “need.” It was expected that BMI would have a significant positive association with SB, due to the directly proportional association between BMI and weight. Increased time in SB can potentially lead to weight gain and has been positively related to the risk of obesity and diabetes [30-33].

Jethro Raphael Suarez, Amber Blount, Kworweinski Lafontant, Joon-Hyuk Park, Rui Xie, Nichole Lighthall, Ladda Thiamwong

Interact J Med Res 2025;14:e63280

Motivation Theories and Constructs in Experimental Studies of Online Instruction: Systematic Review and Directed Content Analysis

Motivation Theories and Constructs in Experimental Studies of Online Instruction: Systematic Review and Directed Content Analysis

Theories of motivation emphasize that learners’ motivation is influenced by several motivational constructs, any one of which may be the cause of poor motivation during online learning [4]. For example, medical students completing an online module on a basic science topic may be confident in their ability to learn but struggle to see the value in the material beyond their next examination.

Adam Gavarkovs, Erin Miller, Jaimie Coleman, Tharsiga Gunasegaran, Rashmi A Kusurkar, Kulamakan Kulasegaram, Melanie Anderson, Ryan Brydges

JMIR Med Educ 2025;11:e64179

Toward Unsupervised Capacity Assessments for Gait in Neurorehabilitation: Validation Study

Toward Unsupervised Capacity Assessments for Gait in Neurorehabilitation: Validation Study

In other words, this study will determine whether a standardized gait capacity assessment conducted in the clinical setting without supervision maintains the same validity, replicability, and motivation as when conducted with supervision. We hypothesize that the unsupervised assessments will provide results that are as reliable and replicable as those collected in a supervised manner with no differences in motivation.

Aileen C Naef, Guichande Duarte, Saskia Neumann, Migjen Shala, Meret Branscheidt, Chris Easthope Awai

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e66123

Impact of In-Person and Mobile Exercise Coaching on Psychosocial Factors Affecting Exercise Adherence in Inactive Women With Obesity: 20-Week Randomized Controlled Trial

Impact of In-Person and Mobile Exercise Coaching on Psychosocial Factors Affecting Exercise Adherence in Inactive Women With Obesity: 20-Week Randomized Controlled Trial

The measurement of exercise motivation was based on a Norwegian version of the validated Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2 (BREQ-2) [49], assessing the stages of the self-determination continuum of motivation. The BREQ-2 comprises 5 subscales, with a total of 19 statements. For each statement, the participants rated the significance of each statement as a personal motive to engage, or not engage in exercise, on a 5-point scale (from “0 not true for me” to “4 very true for me”).

Christina Gjestvang, John Magne Kalhovde, Elene Mauseth Tangen, Hege Clemm, Lene Annette Hagen Haakstad

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e68462

Peer Review of “The Impact of Rural Alimentation on the Motivation and Retention of Indigenous Community Health Workers in India: Qualitative Study”

Peer Review of “The Impact of Rural Alimentation on the Motivation and Retention of Indigenous Community Health Workers in India: Qualitative Study”

This is the peer-review report for “The Impact of Rural Alimentation on the Motivation and Retention of Indigenous Community Health Workers in India: Qualitative Study.” This paper [1] has given the impression that the researcher has done thorough homework before starting the research and it is evident in the paper. Case methodology and thematic analysis are a few of the approaches that depict the quality of the paper. Overall, as a reviewer, it is my opinion that the research paper is of quality. 1.

Sanjeev Kumar Thalari

JMIRx Med 2025;6:e70808

Authors’ Response to Peer Reviews of “The Impact of Rural Alimentation on the Motivation and Retention of Indigenous Community Health Workers in India: Qualitative Study”

Authors’ Response to Peer Reviews of “The Impact of Rural Alimentation on the Motivation and Retention of Indigenous Community Health Workers in India: Qualitative Study”

This is the authors’ response to peer-review reports for “The Impact of Rural Alimentation on the Motivation and Retention of Indigenous Community Health Workers in India: Qualitative Study.” This paper [2] has given the impression that the researcher has done thorough homework before starting the research and it is evident in the paper. Case methodology and thematic analysis are a few of the approaches that depict the quality of the paper.

Ajit Kerketta, Raghavendra A N

JMIRx Med 2025;6:e70059

The Impact of Rural Alimentation on the Motivation and Retention of Indigenous Community Health Workers in India: A Qualitative Study

The Impact of Rural Alimentation on the Motivation and Retention of Indigenous Community Health Workers in India: A Qualitative Study

However, retaining them in rural areas is challenging, largely due to low motivation. One potential factor influencing their motivation and retention is access to a diverse and nutritious diet or rural alimentation [3]. Although the term “alimentation” has existed in the English language since the late 16th century, it is rarely used.

Ajit Kerketta, Raghavendra A N

JMIRx Med 2025;6:e48346

Gamified Web-Delivered Attentional Bias Modification Training for Adults With Chronic Pain: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Gamified Web-Delivered Attentional Bias Modification Training for Adults With Chronic Pain: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

A total of 2 factors that may contribute to these mixed findings are boredom and low motivation. ABMT procedures require participants to complete numerous trials over multiple sessions across several weeks [10,12,16-20] and typically use a basic layout. There is evidence that participants view the dot-probe task as monotonous, repetitive, and boring [21-23].

Julie F Vermeir, Melanie J White, Daniel Johnson, Geert Crombez, Dimitri M L Van Ryckeghem

JMIR Serious Games 2025;13:e50635

Analysis of Reddit Discussions on Motivational Factors for Physical Activity: Cross-Sectional Study

Analysis of Reddit Discussions on Motivational Factors for Physical Activity: Cross-Sectional Study

The process we undertook to identify and extract data from posts on social media was to first decide upon keywords related to PA and motivation based on an initial search to identify relevant communities. Then, the next step was to identify relevant conversations within the selected subreddits. We will now elaborate on each step of this process: We ran a Google search of Reddit using the keywords “motivation” and “exercise” or “sport.” This search returned 59 communities (ie, subreddits).

Michal Shmueli-Scheuer, Yedidya Silverman, Israel Halperin, Yftach Gepner

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e54489