Effectiveness of a smartphone application to promote physical activity in primary care: The SMART MOVE randomised controlled trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 624, 2014, Pages

  Glynn, Liam G ^a   Hayes, Patrick S ^a   Casey, Monica ^a   Glynn, Fergus ^b   Alvarez Iglesias, Alberto ^a   Newell, John ^a   Ólaighin, Gearóid ^a   Heaney, David ^c   O'Donnell, Martin ^a   Murphy, Andrew W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health behaviour; Primary care; Randomised controlled trial; Technology.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTING HEART RATE; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CELL PHONES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904861530     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X680461     Document Type: Article

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