A systematic review of randomized trials on the effectiveness of computer-tailored education on physical activity and dietary behaviors
Annals of Behavioral MedicinePublished 15 May 2006Open access
Willemieke Kroeze, Andrea Werkman, Johannes Brug
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Overall, there seems to be potential for the application of computer tailoring for promoting healthy diets, but more research is needed to test computer-tailored interventions against other state-of-the-art intervention techniques and to identify the mechanisms underlying successful computer Tailoring.
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Overall, there seems to be potential for the application of computer tailoring for promoting healthy diets, but more research is needed to test computer-tailored interventions against other state-of-the-art intervention techniques and to identify the mechanisms underlying successful computer tailoring.
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