MyPace: An integrative health platform for supporting weight loss and maintenance behaviors

IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 109-116

  Barnett, Julie ^a   Harricharan, Michelle ^a   Fletcher, Dave ^b   Gilchrist, Becky ^b   Coughlan, Jane ^c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b White October   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; healthcare practitioners; mobile health; supportive accountability; weight loss

Indexed keywords

MHEALTH;

ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK; BEHAVIOUR CHANGES; INTEGRATIVE HEALTHS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; SUPPORTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY; THINK-ALOUD PROTOCOL; WEIGHT LOSS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

COMPUTER INTERFACE; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; REMINDER SYSTEM; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TELEMEDICINE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CELL PHONES; DIET RECORDS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TELEMEDICINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84920923681     PISSN: 21682194     EISSN: 21682208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JBHI.2014.2366832     Document Type: Article

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