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Examination of program exposure across intervention delivery modes face-to-face versus internet /
| Title: | Examination of program exposure across intervention delivery modes face-to-face versus internet / |
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| Authors: | Steele, Rebekah., Mummery, W. Kerry., Dwyer, Trudy Ann. |
| Source: | Steele, R M, Mummery, W K & Dwyer, T 2007, 'Examination of program exposure across intervention delivery modes: face-to-face versus internet', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 4, no. 7, http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/pdf/1479-5868-4-7.pdf |
| Publisher Information: | BioMed Central |
| Publication Year: | 2007 |
| Collection: | Central Queensland University: aCQUIRe |
| Subject Terms: | No affiliation. CQUniversity Research Institute, 730399 Health and support services not elsewhere classified, 730219 Behaviour and health, 730301 Health education and promotion, 321499 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified, 321216 Health Promotion, 321217 Health Counselling, Behavior modification, Behavior modification Programmed instruction, Internet Computer-assisted instruction, Internet Influence, 929999 Health not elsewhere classified, 9299 Other Health, 92 Health, 920401 Behaviour and Health, 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health), 920205 Health Education and Promotion, 9202 Health and Support Services, 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified, 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, 111712 Health Promotion, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 111710 Health Counselling, Internet -- Behavioural change -- Delivery mode, Journal Article. Refereed, Scholarly Journal |
| Description: | Background: There has been increasing interest in the ability of the internet to produce behaviour change. The focus of this study was to describe program exposure across three intervention groups from a randomised trial (RT) comparing traditional face-to-face, internet mediated(combined internet plus face-to-face), and internet-only program delivery. Methods: Baseline and immediately post-intervention survey data, and exposure rates from participants that commenced the RT were included (n = 192). Exposure was defined as either face-to-face attendance, website usage, or a combination of both for the internet-mediated group.Characteristics of participants who were exposed to at least 75% of the program material were explored. Descriptive analysis and logistical regression were used to examine differences between groups for program exposure. Results: All groups showed decrease in program exposure over time. Differences were also observed (χ2 = 10.37, p < 0.05), between intervention groups. The internet-mediated (OR = 2.4,95% CI 1.13–5.1) and internet-only (OR = 2.96, 95% CI 1.38–6.3) groups were more likely to have been exposed to at least 75% of the program compared to the face-to-face group. Participants with high physical activity self-efficacy were 1.82 (95% CI 1.15–2.88) times more likely to have been exposed to 75% of the program, and those allocated to the face-to-face group were less likely to have attended 75% of the face-to-face sessions if they were classified as obese (OR = 0.21 95% CI0.04–0.96). Conclusion: These results suggest that the internet groups were as effective as the face-to-face delivery mode in engaging participants in the program material. However, different delivery methods may be more useful to different sub-populations. It is important to explore which target groups that internet-based programs are best suited, in order to increase their impact. |
| Document Type: | article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. London : BioMed Central, 2007. Vol 4, no. 7 (Mar 12 2007), p. 1-10 10 pages Refereed 1479-5868 (online); ACQUIRE [electronic resource] : Central Queensland University Institutional Repository.; cqu:2665; http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/12348; http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/pdf/1479-5868-4-7.pdf |
| Availability: | http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/12348 http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/pdf/1479-5868-4-7.pdf |
| Rights: | Reproduced with permission. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.4CB3C780 |
| Database: | BASE |
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