Mapping Canadian Men's Recent and Intended Health Behavior Changes Through the Don't Change Much Electronic Health Program.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Although evaluation studies confirm the strong potential of men's electronic health (eHealth) programs, there have been calls to more fully understand acceptability, engagement, and behavior change to guide future work. Relatedly, mapping of behavior changes using health promotion theories including the transtheoretical model (or stages of change) has been recommended to build a translatable empirical base to advance design and evaluation considerations for men's eHealth programs. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to use a benchmark sample as a reference group to map the recent and intended health behavior changes in Canadian men who use the Don't Change Much (DCM) eHealth program. The hypothesis being tested was that increased exposure to DCM would be positively associated with men's

SUBMITTER: Oliffe JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7260660 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature