What features do Dutch university students prefer in a smartphone application for promotion of physical activity? A qualitative approach

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Middelweerd, Anouk ^a   van der Laan, Danielle M ^a   van Stralen, Maartje M ^b   Mollee, Julia S ^c   Stuij, Mirjam ^a,d   te Velde, Saskia J ^a   Brug, Johannes ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Mulier Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REWARD; SMARTPHONE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VIDEORECORDING; ADOLESCENT; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOBILE APPLICATION; NETHERLANDS; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SMARTPHONE; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924908521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0189-1     Document Type: Article

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