A virtual reality intervention (Second Life) to improve weight maintenance: Rationale and design for an 18-month randomized trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 46, Issue , 2016, Pages 77-84

  Sullivan, D K ^a   Goetz, J R ^a   Gibson, C A ^b   Mayo, M S ^b   Washburn, R A ^a   Lee, Y ^c   Ptomey, L T ^a   Donnelly, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conference call; Portion controlled meals; Second Life; Virtual reality; Weight loss; Weight maintenance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEGETABLE; VIRTUAL REALITY; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PORTION SIZE; PROCEDURES; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PORTION SIZE; SELF EFFICACY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948799433     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.11.019     Document Type: Article

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