Theoretical foundation and frameworks
cancer
CANCER
Systematic reviews have shown that interventions that use social cognitive theory as the framework can effectively increase the physical activity of cancer patients and help them to adopt a healthy dietThe individual cognitive factors concern knowledge, self-efficacy, collective effective efficacy, and outcome expectations. Knowledge means that an individual can understand the advantages, disadvantages, and related information that are needed to engage in or modify behavior. Knowledge alone, however, is not sufficiently effective to enable individuals to engage in or modify behaviorsThe social-cognitive transition model of adjustment posits that individuals have an assumptive world, which includes assumptions and knowledgeIn this study, the multimedia-based hormone therapy information program (HTIP) was developed based on social cognitive theory