Bridging the adherence gap in internet interventions: A randomized controlled trial study protocol investigating context-specific self-efficacy
Low adherence in self-guided internet interventions is linked to poorer outcomes. Although some predictors of adherence have been identified, few are modifiable for widespread application. One personal variable with the potential to increase adherence in internet interventions is context-specific se...
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| author | Ewelina Smoktunowicz Jan Maciejewski Magdalena Lesnierowska Per Carlbring |
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| description | Low adherence in self-guided internet interventions is linked to poorer outcomes. Although some predictors of adherence have been identified, few are modifiable for widespread application. One personal variable with the potential to increase adherence in internet interventions is context-specific self-efficacy. This protocol outlines a randomized controlled trial design, divided into two phases. In Phase 1 (students, N = 216), participants will complete a self-efficacy-enhancing exercise, which will be compared to a waitlist control group to test its effectiveness in increasing internet intervention adherence self-efficacy. Phase 2 will be the main two-arm trial, where all participants (medical students, N = 952) will undergo an internet intervention called Med-Stress Student. In the experimental group, the program will be preceded by the self-efficacy-enhancing exercise developed in Phase 1. We anticipate that participants in the experimental group will show higher adherence (primary outcome) to the intervention and greater improvement in intervention outcomes (secondary outcomes i.e., lower stress and higher work engagement) at posttest, as well as at six-month and one-year follow-ups. If effective, enhancing context-specific self-efficacy could be recommended before any internet intervention as a relatively simple way to boost participants' adherence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b2c4cb4ddf0416286d489555514b4242024-03-05T04:29:46ZengElsevierInternet Interventions2214-78292024-03-0135100697Bridging the adherence gap in internet interventions: A randomized controlled trial study protocol investigating context-specific self-efficacyEwelina Smoktunowicz0Jan Maciejewski1Magdalena Lesnierowska2Per Carlbring3StresLab Research Centre, Institute of Psychology, SWPS University, Warsaw, Poland; Corresponding author at: SWPS University, Chodakowska 19/31, 03-815 Warsaw, Poland.StresLab Research Centre, Institute of Psychology, SWPS University, Warsaw, PolandStresLab Research Centre, Institute of Psychology, SWPS University, Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenLow adherence in self-guided internet interventions is linked to poorer outcomes. Although some predictors of adherence have been identified, few are modifiable for widespread application. One personal variable with the potential to increase adherence in internet interventions is context-specific self-efficacy. This protocol outlines a randomized controlled trial design, divided into two phases. In Phase 1 (students, N = 216), participants will complete a self-efficacy-enhancing exercise, which will be compared to a waitlist control group to test its effectiveness in increasing internet intervention adherence self-efficacy. Phase 2 will be the main two-arm trial, where all participants (medical students, N = 952) will undergo an internet intervention called Med-Stress Student. In the experimental group, the program will be preceded by the self-efficacy-enhancing exercise developed in Phase 1. We anticipate that participants in the experimental group will show higher adherence (primary outcome) to the intervention and greater improvement in intervention outcomes (secondary outcomes i.e., lower stress and higher work engagement) at posttest, as well as at six-month and one-year follow-ups. If effective, enhancing context-specific self-efficacy could be recommended before any internet intervention as a relatively simple way to boost participants' adherence.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214782923000970AdherenceSelf-guided internet interventionSelf-efficacyStressWork engagement |
| spellingShingle | Ewelina Smoktunowicz Jan Maciejewski Magdalena Lesnierowska Per Carlbring Bridging the adherence gap in internet interventions: A randomized controlled trial study protocol investigating context-specific self-efficacy Internet Interventions Adherence Self-guided internet intervention Self-efficacy Stress Work engagement |
| title | Bridging the adherence gap in internet interventions: A randomized controlled trial study protocol investigating context-specific self-efficacy |
| title_full | Bridging the adherence gap in internet interventions: A randomized controlled trial study protocol investigating context-specific self-efficacy |
| title_fullStr | Bridging the adherence gap in internet interventions: A randomized controlled trial study protocol investigating context-specific self-efficacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bridging the adherence gap in internet interventions: A randomized controlled trial study protocol investigating context-specific self-efficacy |
| title_short | Bridging the adherence gap in internet interventions: A randomized controlled trial study protocol investigating context-specific self-efficacy |
| title_sort | bridging the adherence gap in internet interventions a randomized controlled trial study protocol investigating context specific self efficacy |
| topic | Adherence Self-guided internet intervention Self-efficacy Stress Work engagement |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214782923000970 |
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