The Impact of an Online Social Network With Wireless Monitoring Devices on Physical Activity and Weight Loss

• Main Authors: Jessica Greene (Author), Rebecca Sacks (Author), Brigitte Piniewski (Author), David Kil (Author), Jin S. Hahn (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: SAGE Publishing, 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
• גישה מקוונת: Connect to this object online.

Background: Online social networks (OSNs) are a new, promising approach for catalyzing health-related behavior change. To date, the empirical evidence on their impact has been limited. Purpose: Using a randomized trial, we assessed the impact of a health-oriented OSN with accelerometer and scales on...