MHealth or eHealth? Efficacy, use, and appreciation of a web-based computer-tailored physical activity intervention for Dutch adults: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Quiñonez, Stefanie Gomez ^a,b   Walthouwer, Michel Jean Louis ^a,b   Schulz, Daniela Nadine ^a,b   De Vries, Hein ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer tailored intervention; EHealth; MHealth; Physical activity; Web based intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUTCHMAN; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEHEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERNET; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84996957456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6171     Document Type: Article

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