Step into Motion: A randomized trial examining the relative efficacy of Internet vs. print-based physical activity interventions

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 737-747

  Marcus, Bess H ^a   Lewis, Beth A ^b   Williams, David M ^a   Whiteley, Jessica A ^a   Albrecht, Anna E ^a   Jakicic, John M ^c   Parisi, Alfred F ^a   Hogan, Joseph W ^d   Napolitano, Melissa A ^a   Bock, Beth C ^a  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled clinical trial; Health promotion; Individually Tailored; Internet; Methodology; Physical activity; Social Cognitive Theory; Transtheoretical Model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRINTING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SITTING; THERAPY EFFECT; TREADMILL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHODE ISLAND;

EID: 34848890736     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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