Cardiovascular health effects of internet-based encouragements to do daily workplace stair-walks: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Andersen, Lars Louis ^a   Sundstrup, Emil ^a   Boysen, Marianne ^a   Due Jakobsen, Markus ^a   Mortensen, Ole Steen ^b   Persson, Roger ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b Køge University Hospital   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body mass index; Fitness; Internet technology; Intervention; Physical activity; Randomized controlled trial; Sedentary; Stair walk; Vigorous activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET TECHNOLOGY; INTERVENTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDENTARY; SELF HELP; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STAIR-WALK; VIGOROUS ACTIVITY; WALKING; WORKPLACE; PROCEDURES;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; FITNESS; INTERNET TECHNOLOGY; INTERVENTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY; STAIR-WALK; VIGOROUS ACTIVITY;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DENMARK; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84881045213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2340     Document Type: Article

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