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The Effectiveness of Web-Based vs. Non-Web-Based Interventions: A Meta-Analysis of Behavioral Change Outcomes

Journal of Medical Internet Research · 2004 · Vol. 6(4) · pp. e40–e40

Dean Wantland✉(University of California, San Francisco)Carmen J. Portillo(Unity Health System)William L. Holzemer(Unity Health System)R.E. Slaughter(University of California, San Francisco)Eva McGhee(University of California, San Francisco)

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Abstract

The effect size comparisons in the use of Web-based interventions compared to non-Web-based interventions showed an improvement in outcomes for individuals using Web-based interventions to achieve the specified knowledge and/or behavior change for the studied outcome variables. These outcomes included increased exercise time, increased knowledge of nutritional status, increased knowledge of asthma treatment, increased participation in healthcare, slower health decline, improved body shape perception, and 18-month weight loss maintenance.

Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychological interventionCINAHLMEDLINEMedicinePsycINFOCochrane LibraryMeta-analysisNursing

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AdultChronic DiseaseFemaleHealth PromotionHumansHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeMaleResearch DesignSelf CareReproducibility of ResultsHealth BehaviorOutcome Assessment, Health CareInternet

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