Computer-tailored physical activity behavior change interventions targeting adults: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing physical activity is important in the promotion of better health. Computer-tailored behavior change programs have shown promise in changing lifestyle risk factors.

Purpose

To provide a narrative systematic review describing the range of evidence on 'second' and 'third' generation computer-tailored primary prevention interventions for physical activity, to determine their effectiveness and key characteristics of success. Unlike previous reviews, this review used specific criteria to measure the external validity of studies, was exclusive to primary prevention interventions in which tailoring was generated through an expert system, and excluded first generation computer-tailored interventions.

Methods

Computer-tailored intervention studies publishe

SUBMITTER: Neville LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2700068 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature