Assessing digital literacy in web-based physical activity surveillance: The WIN study

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 90-95

  Mathew, Merly ^a   Morrow, James R ^a,b   Frierson, Georita M ^c   Bain, Tyson M ^d  

^a Cooper Institute ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital literacy; Health focus: Fitness physical activity; Internet; Outcome measure: Behavioral; Physical activity; Prevention research. Manuscript format: Research; Research purpose: Modeling relationship testing; Setting: Local community; Strategy: Behavior change; Study design: Nonexperimental; Target population age: Adults; Target population circumstances: Education income level and race ethnicity; Women

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMPUTER LITERACY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857409357     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.091001-QUAN-320     Document Type: Article

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