Using Technology to Promote Postpartum Weight Loss in Urban, Low-Income Mothers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 610-615

  Herring, Sharon J ^a,b   Cruice, Jane F ^a   Bennett, Gary G ^c   Davey, Adam ^b   Foster, Gary D ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Health coach; Obesity; Postpartum; Social media; Technology; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MINORITY HEALTH; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIET, REDUCING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MINORITY HEALTH; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHILADELPHIA; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POVERTY; SOCIAL MEDIA; URBAN HEALTH; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926210506     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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