Comparison of traditional versus mobile app self-monitoring of physical activity and dietary intake among overweight adults participating in an mHealth weight loss program

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 513-518

  Turner McGrievy, Gabrielle M ^a   Beets, Michael W ^a   Moore, Justin B ^a   Kaczynski, Andrew T ^a   Barr Anderson, Daheia J ^a   Tate, Deborah F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOBILE PHONE; OBESITY; ONLINE MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF MONITORING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; DIET; DIET RECORDS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; SELF CARE; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879924792     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001510     Document Type: Article

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