Title |
Examining the use of evidence-based and social media supported tools in freely accessible physical activity intervention websites
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Published in |
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, August 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/s12966-014-0105-0 |
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Authors |
Corneel Vandelanotte, Morwenna Kirwan, Amanda Rebar, Stephanie Alley, Camille Short, Luke Fallon, Gavin Buzza, Stephanie Schoeppe, Carol Maher, Mitch J Duncan |
Abstract |
It has been shown that physical activity is more likely to increase if web-based interventions apply evidence-based components (e.g. self-monitoring) and incorporate interactive social media applications (e.g. social networking), but it is unclear to what extent these are being utilized in the publicly available web-based physical activity interventions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether freely accessible websites delivering physical activity interventions use evidence-based behavior change techniques and provide social media applications. |
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Argentina | 1 | 3% |
Chile | 1 | 3% |
Ireland | 1 | 3% |
Sweden | 1 | 3% |
El Salvador | 1 | 3% |
Italy | 1 | 3% |
Other | 2 | 5% |
Unknown | 15 | 41% |
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Scientists | 9 | 24% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 24% |
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Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Belgium | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 174 | 95% |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 16 | 9% |
Researcher | 15 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 7% |
Other | 33 | 18% |
Unknown | 32 | 17% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 12% |
Computer Science | 14 | 8% |
Social Sciences | 13 | 7% |
Other | 31 | 17% |
Unknown | 44 | 24% |