Gamified physical activation of young men - A Multidisciplinary Population-Based Randomized Controlled Trial (MOPO study)

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ahola, Riikka ^a   Pyky, Riitta ^a,c,d   Jämsä, Timo ^a   Mäntysaari, Matti ^a,b   Koskimäki, Heli ^a   Ikäheimo, Tiina M ^a   Huotari, Maija Leena ^a   Röning, Juha ^a   Heikkinen, Hannu I ^a   Korpelainen, Raija ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^c OULU DEACONESS INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Effectiveness; Gamification; Internet; Obesity; Physical activity; Sedentary behavior; Social network; Tailoring; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872151640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-32     Document Type: Article

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