Use of health promotion manga to encourage physical activity and healthy eating in Japanese patients with metabolic syndrome: a case study

• Hauptverfasser: Takashi Shimazaki (VerfasserIn), Munehiro Matsushita (VerfasserIn), Misa Iio (VerfasserIn), Koji Takenaka (VerfasserIn)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Abstract Background The present case study investigated the feasibility of using manga (Japanese-style comic books) to promote physical activity and healthy eating behavior in Japanese patients with metabolic syndrome. Methods A one-arm pre-post intervention was conducted in a Japanese suburban comm...