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Trial reportBMC public health2011

Optimizing diffusion of an online computer tailored lifestyle program: a study protocol.

Francine Schneider, Liesbeth A D M van Osch, Stef P J Kremers, Daniela N Schulz, Mathieu J G van Adrichem, Hein de Vries

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Trial report in BMC public health, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Francine SchneiderCAPHRI/Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, P,O, Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands. francine.schneider@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Liesbeth A D M van Osch
Stef P J Kremers
Daniela N Schulz
Mathieu J G van Adrichem
Hein de Vries

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough the Internet is a promising medium to offer lifestyle interventions to large amounts of people at relatively low costs and effort, actual exposure rates of these interventions fail to meet the high expectations. Since public health impact of interventions is determined by intervention efficacy and level of exposure to the intervention, it is imperative to put effort in optimal dissemination. The present project attempts to optimize the dissemination process of a new online computer tailored generic lifestyle program by carefully studying the adoption process and developing a strategy to achieve sustained use of the program. METHODS/

designA prospective study will be conducted to yield relevant information concerning the adoption process by studying the level of adoption of the program, determinants involved in adoption and characteristics of adopters and non-adopters as well as satisfied and unsatisfied users. Furthermore, a randomized control trial will be conducted to the test the effectiveness of a proactive strategy using periodic e-mail prompts in optimizing sustained use of the new program. DISCUSSION: Closely mapping the adoption process will gain insight in characteristics of adopters and non-adopters and satisfied and unsatisfied users. This insight can be used to further optimize the program by making it more suitable for a wider range of users, or to develop adjusted interventions to attract subgroups of users that are not reached or satisfied with the initial intervention. Furthermore, by studying the effect of a proactive strategy using period prompts compared to a reactive strategy to stimulate sustained use of the intervention and, possibly, behaviour change, specific recommendations on the use and the application of prompts in online lifestyle interventions can be developed.

trial registrationDutch Trial Register NTR1786 and Medical Ethics Committee of Maastricht University and the University Hospital Maastricht (NL2723506809/MEC0903016).

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Diffusion of InnovationInternetLife StyleUser-Computer InterfaceAdolescentAdultAgedConsumer BehaviorFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth PromotionHumansMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsProspective Studies

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PMID21689412
PMCPMC3130675

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