Russell L Carson, Darla M Castelli, Ann C Pulling Kuhn, Justin B Moore, Michael W Beets, Aaron Beighle, Rahma Aija, Hannah G Calvert, Elizabeth M Glowacki
Impact of trained champions of comprehensive school physical activity programs on school physical activity offerings, youth physical activity and sedentary behaviors
Preventive medicine
webbased tailored intervention programs show considerable promise effecting healthpromoting behaviors improving health outcomes across variety medical conditions patient populations metaanalysis compares effects tailored versus nontailored webbased interventions health behaviors explores influence key moderators treatment outcomes forty experimental quasiexperimental studies n 20180 met criteria inclusion analyzed using metaanalytic procedures findings indicated webbased tailored interventions effected significantly greater improvement health outcomes compared control conditions posttesting 139 95 ci 111 166 p 001 k 40 followup 158 95 ci 124 192 p 001 k 21 authors found evidence publication bias results provided support differential benefits tailored webbased interventions nontailored approaches analysis participantdescriptive intervention methodological moderators shed light factors may important success tailored interventions implications findings directions future research discussed