Cardiac patients' walking activity determined by a step counter in cardiac telerehabilitation: Data from the intervention arm of a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Thorup Msn, Charlotte ^a,b   Hansen, John ^b   Grønkjær, Mette ^a   Andreasen, Jan Jesper ^a,b   Nielsen, Gitte ^c   Sørensen, Erik Elgaard ^a,b   Dinesen, Birthe Irene ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c NORTH DENMARK REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Heart disease; Physical activity; Rehabilitation; Step counters; Telerehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TELEREHABILITATION; WALKING;

ACTIGRAPHY; AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TELEREHABILITATION; WALKING;

EID: 84973334477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5191     Document Type: Article

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