Health Sciences 4250A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Clinical Trial
21 Sep 2016
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Reading 4: a systematic review of 3 approaches for constructing physical activity messages: In 10 out of 22 studies, tailored messages resulted in greater pa than a control message. Done with middle-aged volunteers, in 11 studies majority were female. Tailoring messages was effective in print and online media. Tailoring messages isn"t really needed but if it can be done with little to no additional cost then use it with repeated exposure can be beneficial. 5/6 studies found that gain-framed messages lead to stronger intentions to be active compared to control messages. Most of the participants are female, either undergraduate students or community dwelling adults. 2 of the studies only had participants that were sedentary. Framing effects were only observed when the message source had high credibility. 2/4 studies using experimental design found individual beliefs can be affected by messages that incorporate types of info known to be determinants of self-efficacy.
