Using a Personal Digital Assistant for Self-Monitoring Influences Diet Quality in Comparison to a Standard Paper Record among Overweight/Obese Adults

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 583-588

  Acharya, Sushama D ^a   Elci, Okan U ^a   Sereika, Susan M ^b   Styn, Mindi A ^c   Burke, Lora E ^c  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PhD Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; BODY MASS INDEX; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DIET RECORDS; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SOFTWARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953032972     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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