Effects of a computer-based, telephone-counseling system on physical activity

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-120

  Pinto, Bernardine M ^a,b   Friedman, Robert ^c,d   Marcus, Bess H ^a,b   Kelley, Heather ^c,d   Tennstedt, Sharon ^e   Gillman, Matthew W ^f,g  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EATING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MODEL; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE; THEORY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FITNESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTERS; COUNSELING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036019207     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(02)00441-5     Document Type: Article

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