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Web-based, computer-tailored, pedometer-based physical activity advice: development, dissemination through general

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  • 1Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, Ghent, Belgium. Katrien.DeCocker@ugent.be

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A new computer-tailored physical activity intervention using pedometer feedback was developed. While accepted by users, it did not demonstrate superior efficacy over standard pedometer use in this study.

Area of Science:

  • Digital Health
  • Exercise Science
  • Behavioral Medicine

Background:

  • Computer-tailored physical activity interventions are innovative but rarely incorporate pedometer feedback.
  • Few studies have explored the development and efficacy of such interventions in adults.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a Web-based, pedometer-based, computer-tailored step advice intervention.
  • To assess its dissemination through general practice and perceived acceptability.
  • To evaluate its preliminary efficacy against a standard intervention.

Main Methods:

  • 92 adults were recruited via general practitioners and randomized to a standard (pedometer-only) or tailored (pedometer + computer-tailored advice) condition.
  • Intervention involved automated, computer-tailored step advice delivered via a Web-based platform.

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  • Outcomes included step counts, physical activity, sitting time, and body mass index, assessed at baseline and postintervention.

    • Main Results:

    • Recruitment through general practice was low (6.2% response rate).
    • In the tailored group, 70% requested advice, finding it understandable, credible, relevant, and encouraging.
    • Daily step counts significantly increased in the total sample (2639 steps/day, P=.04), but no significant difference was found between conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed computer-tailored step advice intervention was generally accepted and perceived as useful by participants.
    • Despite positive user feedback, the tailored intervention did not show superior efficacy compared to the standard pedometer-only intervention in this study sample.