Randomized controlled trial testing an internet physical activity intervention for sedentary adults

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 328-336

  Carr, Lucas J ^a,b   Dunsiger, Shira I ^b,c   Lewis, Beth ^d   Ciccolo, Joseph T ^b,c   Hartman, Sheri ^e   Bock, Beth ^b,c   Dominick, Gregory ^f   Marcus, Bess H ^e  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Non face to face; Physical activity; Sedentary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF MONITORING; SITTING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84881117552     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028962     Document Type: Article

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