Action control in dyads: A randomized controlled trial to promote physical activity in everyday life

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue , 2016, Pages 89-97

  Berli, Corina ^a   Stadler, Gertraud ^a,b   Inauen, Jennifer ^a   Scholz, Urte ^c  

^a Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Action control; Dyadic; Obesity; Physical activity; Randomized controlled trial; Self regulation; Text messages

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTION CONTROL INTERVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEXT MESSAGING; BODY MASS; EXERCISE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUALITY; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT ADHERENCE AND COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84978199920     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.07.003     Document Type: Article

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