An exploration of factors related to dissemination of and exposure to internet-delivered behavior change interventions aimed at adults: A Delphi study approach

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Brouwer, Wendy ^a   Oenema, Anke ^a   Crutzen, Rik ^b   De Nooijer, Jascha ^b   De Vries, Nanne K ^b   Brug, Johannes ^a,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delphi study; Dissemination; Exposure; Health behavior change; Internet; Internet interventions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DELPHI STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 44449133184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.956     Document Type: Article

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