Qualitative findings from an exploratory trial of the Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP) and their implications for the process evaluation in the definitive trial

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lloyd, Jenny J ^a   Wyatt, Katrina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Behaviour change; Engagement; Exploratory trial; Feasibility; Process evaluation; Supportive contexts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADULT; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84903785877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-578     Document Type: Article

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