Exercise advice by humans versus computers: Maintenance effects at 18 months

Health Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 192-196

  King, Abby C ^a   Hekler, Eric B ^a   Castro, Cynthia M ^a   Buman, Matthew P ^a   Marcus, Bess H ^b   Napolitano, Melissa A ^b   Friedman, Robert H ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated; Computer; Intervention; Maintenance; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED TELEHEALTH COUNSELING SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; COUNSELING; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; MODERATE TO VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TELEHEALTH; TELEPHONE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BOSTON; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84893096889     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030646     Document Type: Article

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