An internet- and mobile-based tailored intervention to enhance maintenance of physical activity after cardiac rehabilitation: Short-term results of a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Antypas, Konstantinos ^a,b   Wangberg, Silje C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Cellular phone; EHealth; Exercise therapy; Health behavior; Internet; Persuasive communication; Physical activity; Rehabilitation; Self management; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXT MESSAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CELL PHONES; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXT MESSAGING; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84897385201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3132     Document Type: Article

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