Accelerometers and Internet for physical activity promotion in youth? Feasibility and effectiveness of a minimal intervention [ISRCTN93896459]

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-36

  Slootmaker, Sander M ^a   Chinapaw, Mai J M ^a   Seidell, Jacob C ^b   van Mechelen, Willem ^a   Schuit, Albertine J ^b,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Adolescent; Goal setting; Lifestyle intervention; Physical activity; Tailored feedback

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; AMBULATORY MONITORING; DEVICES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; RISK REDUCTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77953686374     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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