Preliminary outcome evaluation of the First Step Program: A daily physical activity intervention for individuals with type 2 diabetes

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-28

  Tudor Locke, Catrine E ^a,b,d   Myers, Anita M ^a,b   Bell, Rhonda C ^a,c   Harris, Stewart B ^b   Wilson Rodger, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior modification; Exercise; Pedometer; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME; WALKING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WALKING;

EID: 0036094501     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(01)00169-0     Document Type: Article

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