Patients' experiences of using a smartphone application to increase physical activity: The SMART MOVE qualitative study in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 625, 2014, Pages

  Casey, Monica ^a   Hayes, Patrick S ^a   Glynn, Fergus ^b   Ólaighin, Gearóid ^a   Heaney, David ^c   Murphy, Andrew W ^a   Glynn, Liam G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health behaviour; Primary health care; Qualitative research; Smartphone; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONDITIONING; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRELAND; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE APPLICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDOMETRY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REWARD; SELF MONITORING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CELL PHONES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904974382     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X680989     Document Type: Article

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