We are pleased to announce that JMIR Research Protocols has published the protocol and results from the Wellness Partners study (2008-2010), which was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneer program. This journal is open access. You can read the article here.
Gotsis M, Wang H, Spruijt-Metz D, Jordan-Marsh M, Valente TW
Wellness Partners: Design and Evaluation of a Web-Based Physical Activity Diary with Social Gaming Features for Adults
JMIR Res Protoc 2013;2(1):e10
URL: http://www.researchprotocols.org/2013/1/e10/
Many thanks to the individuals who made this happen: Diana Hughes, Jamie Antonisse, William Graner, Heather Desurvire, Peter Preuss, Will Carter, Matteo Marjoram, Mindy Goto, Hyunjung Rhee, Sean Manning, Yang Liu, Dhaval Shah, Dheeraj Kota, Hari Kumar Rongali, Ala’ Diab, Liset Dondiego, Christine Lee, Natasha Williams, Stephanie Miller, Eric Hernandez, Mona Desai, Juan Camilo Gonzalez, Ritu Kavishwar, Bryan Jaycox, Wakefield Li, Teddy Diefenbach, Justin Lewis, Greg Lieberman, Jeremy Bernstein, Marrall Bagerdjian, Jeremy Gibson.
The biggest thanks goes to our study participants who were so patient and willing to try this. You know who you are 🙂