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ReviewJournal of medical Internet research2005

The information architecture of behavior change websites.

Brian G Danaher, H Garth McKay, John R Seeley

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Review in Journal of medical Internet research, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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  17. A randomized study of internet parent training accessed from community technology centers.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Brian G DanaherOregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR 97403, USA. briand@ori.org
H Garth McKay
John R Seeley

Funding

INTERACTIVE INTERNET INTERVENTIONS FOR SMOKINGR01CA079946 · NCI · OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI MCKAY, H GARTH · 1999 to 2005
$2.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA079946NCI NIH HHS R01-CA79946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extraordinary growth in Internet use offers researchers important new opportunities to identify and test new ways to deliver effective behavior change programs. The information architecture (IA)-the structure of website information--is an important but often overlooked factor to consider when adapting behavioral strategies developed in office-based settings for Web delivery. Using examples and relevant perspectives from multiple disciplines, we describe a continuum of website IA designs ranging from a matrix design to the tunnel design. The free-form matrix IA design allows users free rein to use multiple hyperlinks to explore available content according to their idiosyncratic interests. The more directive tunnel IA design (commonly used in e-learning courses) guides users step-by-step through a series of Web pages that are arranged in a particular order to improve the chances of achieving a goal that is measurable and consistent. Other IA designs are also discussed, including hierarchical IA and hybrid IA designs. In the hierarchical IA design, program content is arranged in a top-down manner, which helps the user find content of interest. The more complex hybrid IA design incorporates some combination of components that use matrix, tunnel, and/or hierarchical IA designs. Each of these IA designs is discussed in terms of usability, participant engagement, and program tailoring, as well as how they might best be matched with different behavior change goals (using Web-based smoking cessation interventions as examples). Our presentation underscores the role of considering and clearly reporting the use of IA designs when creating effective Web-based interventions. We also encourage the adoption of a multidisciplinary perspective as we move towards a more mature view of Internet intervention research.

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Behavioral ResearchBehavior ControlInformation ServicesInternetHumans

Identifiers

PMID15914459
PMCPMC1550648

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