Journal article

Individual characteristics associated with physical activity intervention delivery mode preferences among adults

CE Short, C Vandelanotte, MJ Duncan

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity | BMC | Published : 2014

Abstract

Background: People have different preferences on how health behaviour change interventions are delivered to them; intervention implementation, retention and effectiveness may be improved if preferences can be matched.Purpose: This study aims to explore factors related to preference of face-to-face, and group-, print- or web-based physical activity intervention delivery modes among adults recruited from the general population.Methods: A question relating to physical activity intervention preference was included in the telephone administered 2010 Queensland Social Survey. Multinomial regression models were used to explore socio-demographic (e.g., age, marital status, location), health (e.g., B..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The Population Research Laboratory (PRL), managed by Ms Christine Hanley, was responsible for conducting the Queensland Social Survey, which is an annual omnibus survey funded by the Institute for Health and Social Science Research (IHSSR). CS and CV are supported by fellowships provided by CQUniversity. This manuscript was partly supported by the CQUniversity Health CRN.