Needs analysis and development of a tailored mobile message program linked with electronic health records for weight reduction

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1123-1132

  Kim, Ju Young ^a   Lee, Kee Hyuk ^a   Kim, So Hye ^a   Kim, Kyung Hee ^a   Kim, Jeong Hyun ^a   Han, Jong Soo ^a   Bang, Soo Seok ^a   Shin, Jong Hyuk ^a   Kim, Seong Hye ^a   Hwang, Eun Joo ^a   Bae, Woo Kyung ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electronic health record (EHR); Mobile phone; Obesity; Short message service (SMS); Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHRS); HEALTH PROMOTION; MESSAGING SERVICES; OBESITY; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

MOBILE PHONES; NUTRITION; RECORDS MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING; WEIGHT CONTROL;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR); MOBILE PHONE; OBESITY; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS); WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXT MESSAGING; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84886793899     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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