Enhancing web-based mindfulness training for mental health promotion with the health action process approach: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e8-

  Mak, Winnie W S ^a   Chan, Amy T Y ^a   Cheung, Eliza Y L ^a   Lin, Cherry L Y ^a   Ngai, Karin C S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Health Action Process Approach (HAPA); Internet based intervention; Mental health promotion; Mindfulness; Online intervention

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH; MINDFULNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNIVERSITY;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH; MINDFULNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84922310951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3746     Document Type: Article

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