Use of email and telephone prompts to increase self-monitoring in a web-based intervention: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Greaney, Mary L ^a   Sprunck Harrild, Kim ^a   Bennett, Gary G ^b,c   Puleo, Elaine ^d   Haines, Jess ^e   Viswanath, K Vish ^a,f   Emmons, Karen M ^a,f  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Prompts; Self monitoring; Web based health promotion intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOSTON; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF CARE; TELEPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871695073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1981     Document Type: Article

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