Which behaviour change techniques are effective to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in adults: a factorial randomized trial of an e- and m-health intervention

• Published in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 127
• Main Authors: Schroé, Helene, Van Dyck, Delfien, De Paepe, Annick, Poppe, Louise, Loh, Wen Wei, Verloigne, Maïté, Loeys, Tom, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, Crombez, Geert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.10.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Analysis; behavior change; Behaviour change techniques; clinical trials; E-health; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Female; Health behavior; Health Behavior - physiology; Health Promotion - methods; Humans; Internet access; Intervention; M-health; Male; Methods; nutrition; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Sedentary Behavior; Sedentary behaviour; sedentary lifestyle; Self-regulation; Social networks; telemedicine; Telemedicine - methods; Websites; Behaviour change techniques; Factorial trial; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour; E-health; M-health; Self-regulation

E- and m-health interventions are promising to change health behaviour. Many of these interventions use a large variety of behaviour change techniques (BCTs), but it's not known which BCTs or which combination of BCTs contribute to their efficacy. Therefore, this experimental study investigated...