Wearable Sensor/Device (Fitbit One) and SMS Text-Messaging Prompts to Increase Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 782-792

  Wang, Julie B ^a,b,c   Cadmus Bertram, Lisa A ^a   Natarajan, Loki ^a   White, Martha M ^a   Madanat, Hala ^b   Nichols, Jeanne F ^d   Ayala, Guadalupe X ^b   Pierce, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral health; e health; mobile health; sensor technology; technology

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; MHEALTH; TEXT MESSAGING;

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; GROUP DIFFERENCES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEATED MEASURES; SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES; SMS TEXT MESSAGING;

WEARABLE SENSORS;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEVICES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; TEXT MESSAGING;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBESITY; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84945179151     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0176     Document Type: Article

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