An online community improves adherence in an Internet-mediated walking program. Part 1: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Richardson, Caroline R ^a,b   Buis, Lorraine R ^c   Janney, Adrienne W ^a   Goodrich, David E ^b   Sen, Ananda ^a,d   Hess, Michael L ^a   Mehari, Kathleen S ^a   Fortlage, Laurie A ^a   Resnick, Paul J ^d   Zikmund Fisher, Brian J ^a,d   Strecher, Victor J ^d   Piette, John D ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Attrition; Chronic disease management; Engagement; Exercise; Internet; Online community; Retention; Social support; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TEACHING; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WALKING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651272504     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1338     Document Type: Article

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