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Lilian Lechner is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and psychology, with a particular focus on physical activity and health, behavioral health interventions, and mobile health technologies.

The main fields of study covered by their work include Medicine and Psychology. Subfields of their research activity are General Health Professions, Physiology, Applied Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Oncology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas, including:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Cancer Survivorship and Care
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Technology Use by Older Adults

Lilian Lechner has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications. Some recent papers include:

  • The facilitators and barriers of mHealth adoption and use among people with a low socio-economic position: A scoping review (2023, Digital Health)
  • Long-Term Effects on Loneliness of a Computer-Tailored Intervention for Older Adults With Chronic Diseases: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2021, Journal of Aging and Health)
  • The Effect of Active Plus, a Computer-Tailored Physical Activity Intervention, on the Physical Activity of Older Adults with Chronic Illness(es)-A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Equity-specific effects of interventions to promote physical activity among middle-aged and older adults: results from applying a novel equity-specific re-analysis strategy (2021, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity)
  • Determinants of physical activity behaviour change in (online) interventions, and gender-specific differences: a Bayesian network model (2022, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity)

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • JMIR Formative Research
  • http://isrctn.com/
  • Digital Health
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Internet Interventions

Lilian Lechner has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Catherine Bolman
  • Denise A. Peels
  • Eline H. G. M. Collombon
  • Esmee Volders
  • Tessi M Hengst

Best Publications

  • Web-based tailored nutrition education: results of a randomized controlled trial

    A. Oenema;J. Brug;L. Lechner

  • Determinants of initiation and maintenance of physical activity among older adults: a literature review

    Maartje M. van Stralen;Hein De Vries;Aart N. Mudde;Catherine Bolman

  • Psychosocial determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption.

    Johannes Brug;Lilian Lechner;Hein De Vries

  • Definite involuntary childlessness: associations between coping, social support and psychological distress

    Lilian Lechner;C. Bolman;A. van Dalen

  • Gratitude and health: An updated review

    Lilian Jans-Beken;Nele Jacobs;Mayke Janssens;Sanne Peeters

  • Gezondheidsvoorlichting en gedragsverandering

    J. Brug;P. Assema;L. Lechner

  • A qualitative study on detecting cancer symptoms and seeking medical help; an application of Andersen's model of total patient delay

    Jascha de Nooijer;Lilian Lechner;Lilian Lechner;Hein de Vries

  • Profiling physical activity motivation based on self-determination theory: a cluster analysis approach

    Stijn Ah Friederichs;Catherine Bolman;Anke Oenema;Lilian Lechner

  • The role of illness representations in coping and health of patients treated for breast cancer.

    Hetje Rozema;Trijntje Völlink;Lilian Lechner

  • Participation in a Breast Cancer Screening Program: Influence of Past Behavior and Determinants on Future Screening Participation

    Lilian Lechner;Hein de Vries;Nicole Offermans

  • Misconceptions of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Differences between Objective and Subjective Estimation of Intake

    Lilian Lechner;Johannes Brug;Hein De Vries

  • Stages of change for fruit, vegetable and fat intake: consequences of misconception

    Lilian Lechner;Johannes Brug;Hein De Vries;Patricia van Assema

  • Short-term effectiveness of a web-based tailored intervention for cancer survivors on quality of life, anxiety, depression, and fatigue: randomized controlled trial

    Roy A. Willems;Catherine A. W. Bolman;Ilse Mesters;Iris M. Kanera

  • Patient and provider perspectives on HIV and HIV-related stigma in Dutch health care settings.

    Sarah E. Stutterheim;Lenneke Sicking;Ronald Brands;Ineke Baas

  • Care needs after primary breast cancer treatment. Survivors' associated sociodemographic and medical characteristics

    Evelyn E. J. Pauwels;Caroline Charlier;Caroline Charlier;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij;Lilian Lechner

  • Cancer survivors in the first year after treatment: the prevalence and correlates of unmet needs in different domains

    Roy A. Willems;Catherine A. W. Bolman;Ilse Mesters;Iris M. Kanera

  • Measuring risk perceptions of skin cancer: Reliability and validity of different operationalizations

    Eva Janssen;Liesbeth van Osch;Hein de Vries;Lilian Lechner

  • Short-term efficacy of a computer-tailored physical activity intervention for prostate and colorectal cancer patients and survivors : a randomized controlled trial

    Rianne Henrica Johanna Golsteijn;Catherine Bolman;Esmee Volders;Denise Astrid Peels

  • Relapse prevention in a national smoking cessation contest: Effects of coping planning

    Liesbeth van Osch;Lilian Lechner;Astrid Reubsaet;Stefan Wigger

  • Long-term effects of a web-based cancer aftercare intervention on moderate physical activity and vegetable consumption among early cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial

    Iris M. Kanera;Roy A. Willems;Catherine A. W. Bolman;Ilse Mesters

  • The long-term efficacy of two computer-tailored physical activity interventions for older adults: Main effects and mediators.

    Maartje M. van Stralen;Hein de Vries;Aart N. Mudde;Catherine Bolman

  • Factors related to misperception of physical activity in The Netherlands and implications for health promotion programmes

    L Lechner;C Bolman;MH Van Dijke

Frequent Co-Authors

Hein de Vries
Hein de Vries Maastricht University
Catherine Bolman
Catherine Bolman The Open University
Math J. J. M. Candel
Math J. J. M. Candel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gerjo Kok
Gerjo Kok Maastricht University
Arjan E. R. Bos
Arjan E. R. Bos The Open University
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Ghent University
Jill Lobbestael
Jill Lobbestael Maastricht University
Nele Jacobs
Nele Jacobs Maastricht University
Maggie Watson
Maggie Watson University of Strathclyde
Nanne K. de Vries
Nanne K. de Vries Maastricht University

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