Using anthropomorphic avatars resembling sedentary older individuals as models to enhance self-efficacy and adherence to physical activity: Psychophysiological correlates

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 173, Issue , 2012, Pages 405-411

  Ruiz, Jorge G ^a,b   Andrade, Allen D ^a,b   Anam, Ramankumar ^a   Aguiar, Rudxandra ^a   Sun, Huaping ^c   Roos, Bernard A ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Avatars; Physical activity; Psychophysiological measures; Sedentarism; Virtual modeling

Indexed keywords

VIRTUAL REALITY;

AVATARS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES; SEDENTARISM; VIRTUAL MODELING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF CONCEPT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT PROJECTS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF EFFICACY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84860630798     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-022-2-405     Document Type: Conference Paper

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