Qualitative Exploration of the Acceptability of a Mobile Phone and Pedometer-Based Physical Activity Program in a Diverse Sample of Sedentary Women

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 232-240

  Fukuoka, Yoshimi ^a   Lindgren, Teri ^b   Jong, Soson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Motivation; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; Prevention; Qualitative research; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMINDER SYSTEM; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF EVALUATION;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; CELLULAR PHONE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84859989800     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00997.x     Document Type: Article

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