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    Progressive self-curing: a grounded theory study of exercise behavior maintenance in older adults with Type 2 diabetes.
    (2009-11) Weymiller, Audrey Jane
    Background: Sociocultural shifts have resulted in sedentary, aging population. Type 2 diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions. Older adults with type 2 diabetes generally do not follow an exercise program. Exercise is key therapy for type 2 diabetes. Current heatlh behavior change models lack explanation for behavior maintenance. Thirteen interviews with older adults with type 2 diabetes who had been successful at maintaining an exercise program for at least six months results in the six-stage theory of progressive self-curing.