Effectiveness of telephone support in increasing physical activity levels in primary care patients

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 177-183

  Green, Beverly B ^a,b   McAfee, Timothy ^a   Hindmarsh, Michael ^b   Madsen, Linda ^a   Caplow, Madlen ^a   Buist, Diana ^b  

^a Center for Health Promotion   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBURBAN HEALTH SERVICES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036009045     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(01)00428-7     Document Type: Article

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