Adding an online community to an Internet-mediated walking program. Part 2: Strategies for encouraging community participation

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Resnick, Paul J ^a   Janney, Adrienne W ^b   Buis, Lorraine R ^c   Richardson, Caroline R ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Exercise; Forums; Health; Internet; On demand; Online community; Retention; Social support; Support

Indexed keywords

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

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

EID: 78651317481     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1339     Document Type: Article

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