A web-based, social networking physical activity intervention for insufficiently active adults delivered via Facebook app: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Maher, Carol ^a   Ferguson, Monika ^a   Vandelanotte, Corneel ^b   Plotnikoff, Ron ^c   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^d   Thomas, Samantha ^e   Nelson Field, Karen ^f   Olds, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Internet; Intervention; Physical activity; Social network

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; TRENDS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL NETWORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938587878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4086     Document Type: Article

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