Effects of tailored, personalized and general health messages on physical activity

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 181-192

  Bull, Fiona C ^a   Kreuter, Matthew W ^b   Scharff, Darcell P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Exercise; Health promotion; Physical activity; Tailoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033084105     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(98)00134-7     Document Type: Review

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