Effects of a web-based intervention on physical activity and metabolism in older adults: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Wijsman, Carolien A ^a   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a,b   Verhagen, Evert A L M ^c   Catt, Michael ^d   Slagboom, P Eline ^a   De Craen, Anton J M ^a,e   Broekhuizen, Karen ^f   Van Mechelen, Willem ^c   Van Heemst, Diana ^a,e   Van Der Ouderaa, Frans ^b,e   Mooijaart, Simon P ^a,e,f  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Leyden Academy of Vitality and Ageing   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing   (Netherlands)

^f Institute for Evidence Based Medicine in Old Age   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Aging; Internet; Metabolism; Physical activity; Self monitoring

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF-MONITORING;

ACCELEROMETRY; AGING; INTERNET; METABOLISM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF-MONITORING;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84887884229     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2843     Document Type: Article

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