The process of behavioral change in individuals who are uninterested in health: a qualitative study based on professional health knowledge.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThis study was approved via the Sophia University Regulations and Ethics Committee (Reference No. 2019-114). The study procedure was planned according to the ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects specified in the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided their informed consent prior to completing the questionnaires. This study was an anonymous questionnaire survey. Participants were informed that their responses to the survey would be considered as indicating their consent to participate. The questionnaire explained that consent to participate in the study could not be withdrawn after the questionnaire was submitted. The written questionnaires and electronic data for analysis were stored and managed in the first author’s laboratory. They were also ensured that any personal responses would remain confidential. Only participants who agreed to give their informed consent answered questionnaires. Consent for publicationConsent for publication was explained to all participants before they answered questionnaires. All understood that any information would solely be used for research purposes and that the results may be reported at academic conferences and/or published in journals. Availability of data and materialThe data collected in this study are not publicly available due to ethical concerns. However, they may be made available upon reasonable request to the corresponding author. Competing interestsWe have no known conflicts of interest to disclose. FundingThis study was funded by a research grant from the Japan Sports Association and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Project ID: 20K14228). Authors’ contributionsT.S. designed the study protocol, conducted the analysis, and drafted the manuscript. H.O. and T.Y. cooperated in the data analysis and interpretation procedures. M.S. and K.T. interpreted the data, supported the construction of the thematic map, and organized the overall research process. AcknowledgmentsThis work was supported by the Japan Sports Association and JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP 20K14228. The authors sincerely thank Hiroshi Aono and Hanako Fukamachi (Japan Sports Association) for their continual research progress. We would like to thank Editage (www.editage.com) for English language editing. Competing interests We have no known conflicts of interest to disclose."

"Funding This study was funded by a research grant from the Japan Sports Association and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Project ID: 20K14228)."