Ecological momentary assessment in behavioral research: Addressing technological and human participant challenges

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Burke, Lora E ^a,b   Shiffman, Saul ^c   Music, Edvin ^a,c   Styn, Mindi A ^a,c   Kriska, Andrea ^b   Smailagic, Asim ^d   Siewiorek, Daniel ^e   Ewing, Linda J ^c   Chasens, Eileen ^a   French, Brian ^f   Mancino, Juliet ^c   Mendez, Dara ^b   Strollo, Patrick ^c   Rathbun, Stephen L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Eating behavior; Ecological momentary assessment; Obesity; Relapse; Smartphone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; SMARTPHONE; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SMARTPHONE; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 85016393081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7138     Document Type: Article

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