1. Does matching a personally tailored physical activity intervention to participants' learning style improve intervention effectiveness and engagement?
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Alley, Stephanie, Plotnikoff, Ronald C, Duncan, Mitch J, Short, Camille E, Mummery, Kerry, To, Quyen G, Schoeppe, Stephanie, Rebar, Amanda, and Vandelanotte, Corneel
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EVALUATION of medical care , *COGNITIVE styles , *ACTIGRAPHY , *PHYSICAL activity , *CLINICAL medicine , *RESEARCH funding - Abstract
This study aims to compare the effectiveness, engagement, usability, and acceptability of a web-based, computer-tailored physical activity intervention (provided as video or text) between participants who were matched or mismatched to their self-reported learning style (visual and auditory delivery through video or text-based information). Generalised linear mixed models were conducted to compare time (baseline, 3 months) by group (matched, mismatched) on ActiGraph-GT3X+measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and steps. Generalised linear models were used to compare group (matched and mismatched) on session completion, time-on-site, usability, and acceptability. MVPA and steps improved from baseline to 3-months, however this did not differ between participants whose learning styles were matched or mismatched to the intervention they received. Session completion, time-on-site, usability, and acceptability did not differ between matched and mismatched participants. Therefore, aligning intervention delivery format to learning style is unlikely to influence intervention effectiveness or engagement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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