Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-06-24T12:48:10 RDF description of User attitudes towards physical activity websites in a randomized controlled trial - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn19018 Attitude Internet 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 Health Promotion User attitudes towards physical activity websites in a randomized controlled trial Physical Activity 18212 Behavior Change 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.07.020 <p>OBJECTIVE: To better understand the mixed findings regarding the efficacy of Internet-based physical activity interventions, we examined the use and usefulness of particular website components that may lead to improvements in intervention efficacy. METHOD: Participants were sedentary individuals from a 12-month randomized controlled physical activity trial conducted in Providence, Rhode Island and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 2003-2006. The present study included participants from the Tailored Internet arm (n=81; instantaneous web-based tailored feedback to participants) or the Standard Internet arm (n=82; websites currently available to the public). We obtained objective data via the intervention websites and subjective usefulness data via questionnaires. RESULTS: The Tailored Internet arm logged onto their website significantly more times than the Standard Internet arm (median 50 vs. 38; p<.05). Among participants in the Tailored Internet arm, the self-monitoring feature (i.e., logging) followed by goal setting were rated as the most useful website components. CONCLUSION: Logins in the current study were substantially higher compared to previous studies. Participants endorsed goal setting and self-monitoring as being most useful, which are critical components for health behavior change. Future studies should continue to examine these features and improve the perceived usefulness of other theory-based strategies.<p> Preventive Medicine Questionnaires 11816 public document-rn19018 5 47 Randomized Controlled Trials