Development of alive! (A lifestyle intervention via email), and its effect on health-related quality of life, presenteeism, and other behavioral outcomes: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Block, Gladys ^a   Sternfeld, Barbara ^b   Block, Clifford H ^a   Block, Torin J ^a   Norris, Jean ^a   Hopkins, Donald ^a   Quesenberry Jr , Charles P ^b   Husson, Gail ^b   Clancy, Heather Anne ^b  

^a NutritionQuest   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health services; Diet; Employer health costs; Evidence based medicine; Health promotion; Intervention studies; Occupational health; Physical activity; Preventive health services; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET; E-MAIL; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM 8; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUGAR INTAKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; LIFESTYLE; LOW FAT DIET; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; ELECTRONIC MAIL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149234913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1112     Document Type: Article

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