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

• Principais autores: Jessica Greene (Autor), Rebecca Sacks (Autor), Brigitte Piniewski (Autor), David Kil (Autor), Jin S. Hahn (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: SAGE Publishing, 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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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...