Adherence to internet-based mobile-supported stress management: A pooled analysis of individual participant data from three randomized controlled trials

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Zarski, Anna Carlotta ^a,b   Lehr, Dirk ^b   Berking, Matthias ^a,b   Riper, Heleen ^b,c,d   Cuijpers, Pim ^b,c   Ebert, David Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Guidance; Internet intervention; Predictors; Stress management; Treatment adherence; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEMICAL BINDING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; E-MAIL; EDUCATION; EFFECT SIZE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNET; JOB STRESS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; META ANALYSIS; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYMPTOM; ADULT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84977500570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4493     Document Type: Article

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