Determinants of successful weight loss after using a commercial Web-based weight reduction program for six months: Cohort study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Postrach, Elisa ^a   Aspalter, Rosa ^b   Elbelt, Ulf ^a   Koller, Michael ^c   Longin, Rita ^b   Schulzke, Jörg Dieter ^a   Valentini, Luzia ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KiloCoach EU   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Internet; Obesity; Overweight; Preventive health services; Program evaluation; Sex; Weight loss; Weight reduction program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAM;

EFFICIENCY; INTERNET; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEX; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAM;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SOFTWARE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84887907369     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2648     Document Type: Article

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