Effectiveness of an online computer-tailored physical activity intervention in a real-life setting
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-tailored physical activity intervention delivered through the Internet in a real-life setting. Healthy adults (n=526), recruited in six worksites, between 25 and 55 years of age were randomized to one of three conditions receiving, respectively, (i) online-tailored physical activity advice + stage-based reinforcement e-mails, (ii) online-tailored physical activity advice only, (iii) online non-tailored standard physical activity advice. At 6-month follow-up, no differences in physical activity between study conditions were found; total physical activity, physical activity at moderate intensity and physical activity in leisure time significantly increased in all study conditions between baseline and follow-up. Further evaluation of the intervention materials showed that the tailored advice was more read, printed and discussed with others than the standard advice. Most of the respondents in the e-mail group indicated to be satisfied about the number, frequency and usefulness of the stage-based e-mails. In conclusion, although tailored advice was appreciated more than standard advice, no evidence was found that an online-tailored physical activity intervention program outperformed online standard information.
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The magnitude of change in physical activity was similar to or larger than that achieved in previous computer-tailoring interventions.
“The magnitude of change in physical activity was similar to [36,37] or larger than [38,39] that achieved in previous computer-tailoring interventions.”
From A Physical Activity and Diet Program Delivered by Artificially Intelligent Virtual Health Coach: Proof-of-Concept Study (2020) · cites this paper as [39]
Evidence from efficacy trials indicates that actual use of and exposure to the assigned intervention content is low, and when implemented in real life, exposure rates may be even lower.
“Evidence from efficacy trials indicates that actual use of and exposure to the assigned intervention content is low [8,9], and when implemented in real life, exposure rates may be even lower [10,11].”
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- Authors
- Spittaels, H., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Brug, J., & Vandelanotte, C.
- Affiliations
- Ghent University (BE)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Venue
- Health Education Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2006-08-31
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 385-396
- ISSN
- 0268-1153 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-3648
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- FWCI
- 7.17
- Type
- journal article
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- en
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Keywords
- computer-tailored intervention, physical activity promotion, online health advice, workplace health promotion, intervention effectiveness, leisure-time physical activity, moderate physical activity, user satisfaction
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Belgium, Computer-Assisted Instruction, Consumer Behavior, Counseling, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Occupational Health Services, Online Systems, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reinforcement, Psychology, Program Evaluation, Internet, Information Dissemination, Electronic Mail
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