Dissemination of a theory-based online bone health program: Two intervention approaches

This study used a small-group approach (32 intervention groups), and to effectively manage those groups, an eLearning management program was used as an upper layer of the Web intervention. Both interventions were implemented successfully with high retention rates (80.7% at 18 months). The theory-based approaches and the online infrastructure used in this study showed a promising potential as an effective platform for online behavior studies. Further replication studies with different samples and settings are needed to validate the utility of this intervention structure.

Source: Health Informatics Journal - May 28, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Nahm, E.-S., Resnick, B., Bellantoni, M., Zhu, S., Brown, C., Brennan, P. F., Charters, K., Brown, J., Rietschel, M., Pinna, J., An, M., Park, B. K., Plummer, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research