Comparison of traditional versus mobile app self-monitoring of physical activity and dietary intake among overweight adults participating in an mHealth weight loss program.

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Self-monitoring of physical activity (PA) and diet are key components of behavioral weight loss programs. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between diet (mobile app, website, or paper journal) and PA (mobile app vs no mobile app) self-monitoring and dietary and PA behaviors.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Am Med Inform Assoc

Title: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

Publisher: BMJ

ISSN (Electronic): 1527-974X

ISSN (Print): 1067-5027

Publication date (Electronic): May 01 2013

Volume: 20

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. brie@sc.edu

Article

Publisher Item ID: amiajnl-2012-001510

DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001510

PMC ID: 3628067

PubMed ID: 23429637

SO-VID: bc4ffd2c-76e1-4458-9a14-3ca3074680da

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