A social media-based physical activity intervention: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Online social networks, such as Facebook™, have extensive reach, and they use technology that could enhance social support, an established determinant of physical activity. This combination of reach and functionality makes online social networks a promising intervention platform for increasing physical activity.

Purpose

To test the efficacy of a physical activity intervention that combined education, physical activity monitoring, and online social networking to increase social support for physical activity compared to an education-only control.

Design

RCT. Students (n=134) were randomized to two groups: education-only controls receiving access to a physical activity-focused website (n=67) and intervention participants receiving access to the same website wi

SUBMITTER: Cavallo DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3479432 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature