Can a Website-Delivered Computer-Tailored Physical Activity Intervention Be Acceptable, Usable, and Effective for Older People?

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-170

  Ammann, Rahel ^a   Vandelanotte, Corneel ^a   de Vries, Hein ^b   Mummery, W Kerry ^c  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

acceptability; computer tailoring; old age; physical activity; usability; website delivered

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84875784763     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198112461791     Document Type: Article

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