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| Title |
Rationale, design and baseline characteristics of a randomized controlled trial of a web-based computer-tailored physical activity intervention for adults from Quebec City
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-015-2364-3 |
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| Authors |
François Boudreau, Michel Jean Louis Walthouwer, Hein de Vries, Gilles R. Dagenais, Ginette Turbide, Anne-Sophie Bourlaud, Michel Moreau, José Côté, Paul Poirier |
| Abstract |
The relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) protection is well documented. Numerous factors (e.g. patient motivation, lack of facilities, physician time constraints) can contribute to poor PA adherence. Web-based computer-tailored interventions offer an innovative way to provide tailored feedback and to empower adults to engage in regular moderate- to vigorous-intensity PA. To describe the rationale, design and content of a web-based computer-tailored PA intervention for Canadian adults enrolled in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). 244 men and women aged between 35 and 70 years, without CVD or physical disability, not participating in regular moderate- to vigorous-intensity PA, and familiar with and having access to a computer at home, were recruited from the Quebec City Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study centre. Participants were randomized into two study arms: 1) an experimental group receiving the intervention and 2) a waiting list control group. The fully automated web-based computer-tailored PA intervention consists of seven 10- to 15-min sessions over an 8-week period. The theoretical underpinning of the intervention is based on the I-Change Model. The aim of the intervention was to reach a total of 150 min per week of moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic PA. This study will provide useful information before engaging in a large RCT to assess the long-term participation and maintenance of PA, the potential impact of regular PA on CVD risk factors and the cost-effectiveness of a web-based computer-tailored intervention. ISRCTN36353353 registered on 24/07/2014. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 188 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 36 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 33 | 17% |
| Researcher | 15 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 20 | 11% |
| Unknown | 58 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 38 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 15% |
| Psychology | 9 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 5% |
| Sports and Recreations | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 29 | 15% |
| Unknown | 68 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 October 2015.
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#5,942,633
of 22,986,950 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#6,099
of 14,973 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#71,777
of 279,203 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#101
of 269 outputs
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