Table 3 Behavior change related website features
Website feature | Number (n = 46) | Percent | Sub-score |
|---|---|---|---|
Targeting other health behaviors (number): | Â | Â | Â |
- Targeted only physical activity | 5 | 10.9 | Â |
- Targeted one other behavior | 6 | 13 | Â |
- Targeted two other behaviors | 24 | 52.2 | Â |
- Targeted three or more other behaviors | 11 | 24 | Â |
Targeting other health behaviors (what): | Â | Â | Â |
- Weight loss | 38 | 82.6 | Â |
- Diet or calories | 37 | 80.4 | Â |
- Diabetes | 10 | 21.7 | Â |
- High blood pressure | 7 | 15.2 | Â |
- Cardio-vascular disease | 5 | 10.9 | Â |
- Other diseases | 16 | 36.8 | Â |
Tracking tools related to other behaviors: | Â | Â | Â |
- Weight | 26 | 56.5 | Â |
- Diet | 19 | 41.3 | Â |
- Calories | 17 | 37 | Â |
- Body mass index | 16 | 34.8 | Â |
- Mood | 6 | 13 | Â |
- Sleep | 5 | 10.9 | Â |
- Stress | 3 | 6.5 | Â |
- Tobacco use | 1 | 2.2 | Â |
- Alcohol use, sitting time | 0 | 0 | Â |
Educational information: | Â | Â | Â |
- Provided general physical activity information | 35 | 76.1 | a |
- Provided information on the benefits of physical activity | 22 | 47.8 | a |
- Provided information on barriers to being active | 3 | 6.5 | a |
- Provided references for the information provided | 3 | 6.5 | a |
Physical activity tracking: | Â | Â | Â |
- Provides any kind of physical activity assessment | 27 | 58.7 | a,b |
- Provides a once off assessment, to assess current situation | 26 | 56.5 | a,b |
- Provides ongoing self-monitoring of physical activity | 25 | 54.3 | a,b,c |
- Allowed participants to set activity goals | 19 | 41.3 | a,b |
Method used for physical activity tracking: | Â | Â | Â |
- Online physical activity log | 23 | 50 | Â |
- iPhone accelerometer | 11 | 23.9 | Â |
- GPS | 3 | 6.5 | Â |
- Heart rate monitor | 1 | 2.2 | Â |
- Pedometer | 1 | 2.2 | Â |
- Accelerometer (e.g. Fitbit, Jawbone UP) | 0 | 0 | Â |
- Survey | 0 | 0 | Â |
- Uses one method to track physical activity | 12 | 26.1 | Â |
- Uses two methods to track physical activity | 7 | 15.2 | Â |
- Uses three or more methods to track physical activity | 4 | 8.8 | Â |
Type of physical activity tracking: | Â | Â | Â |
- Time based (e.g. minutes) | 23 | 50 | a |
- Activity based (e.g. walking) | 22 | 47.8 | a |
- Intensity based (e.g. vigorous) | 21 | 45.7 | a |
- Distance based (e.g. kilometres) | 18 | 39.1 | a |
- Calorie based (e.g. Kcal) | 13 | 28.9 | a |
- Other (e.g. steps, heart rate) | 4 | 8.8 | a |
- One or two types of physical activity tracking | 2 | 4.3 | Â |
- Three or four types of physical activity tracking | 9 | 19.5 | Â |
- Five types of physical activity tracking | 13 | 28.3 | Â |
Provision of feedback: | Â | Â | Â |
- No form of feedback is being provided | 25 | 54.3 | Â |
- Generic text-based feedback | 23 | 50 | a,b |
- Generic image or graph based feedback | 22 | 47.8 | a,b |
- Generic voice, video or avatar based feedback | 0 | 0 | a,b |
- Targeted or tailored text-based feedback | 1 | 2.2 | a,b |
- Targeted or tailored image or graph based feedback | 2 | 4.3 | a,b |
- Targeted or tailored voice, video or avatar based feedback | 0 | 0 | a,b |