Using new technologies to promote weight management: A randomised controlled trial study protocol

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Jane, Monica ^a   Foster, Jonathan ^a   Hagger, Martin ^a   Pal, Sebely ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Facebook; Health promotion; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; Social media; Social support; Total Wellbeing Diet; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL MEDIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84938991227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1849-4     Document Type: Article

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