Exploratory study of web-based planning and mobile text reminders in an overweight population

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Soureti, Anastasia ^a,b   Murray, Peter ^a   Cobain, Mark ^a   Chinapaw, Mai ^b   Mechelen, Willem van ^b   Hurling, Robert ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Implementation intentions; Mobile text reminders; Saturated fat

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; SELF EFFICACY; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84859901341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1773     Document Type: Article

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