Effectiveness of Web-based self-disclosure peer-to-peer support for weight loss: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Imanaka, Mie ^a   Ando, Masahiko ^b   Kitamura, Tetsuhisa ^c   Kawamura, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Email; Health support; Obesity; Randomized controlled trial; Self disclosure; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH SUPPORT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF-DISCLOSURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; PSYCHOLOGY;

EMAIL; HEALTH SUPPORT; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF-DISCLOSURE; WEIGHT LOSS;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84883388220     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2405     Document Type: Article

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