Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4966678 | International Journal of Medical Informatics | 2016 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
There is a relationship between the number of persuasive technology principles and the effectiveness of web-based interventions concerning mental health, however this does not always mean that implementing more principles leads to better outcomes. Regarding the combinations of principles, specific principles seemed to work well together (e.g. tunneling and tailoring; reminders and similarity; social learning and comparison), but adding another principle can diminish the effectiveness (e.g. tunneling, tailoring and reduction). In this study, an increase in adherence was not associated with larger effect sizes. The findings of this study can help developers to decide which persuasive principles to include to make web-based interventions more persuasive.
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Authors
Gina Wildeboer, Saskia M. Kelders, Julia E.W.C. van Gemert-Pijnen,