Journal of medical Internet research
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J. Med. Internet Res. · Jul 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialA Web-Based, Social Networking Physical Activity Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults Delivered via Facebook App: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Online social networks offer considerable potential for delivery of socially influential health behavior change interventions. ⋯ An online, social networking physical activity intervention with pedometers can produce sizable short-term physical activity changes. Future work is needed to determine how to maintain behavior change in the longer term, how to reach at-need populations, and how to disseminate such interventions on a mass scale.
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J. Med. Internet Res. · Jul 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialImproving Pediatric Basic Life Support Performance Through Blended Learning With Web-Based Virtual Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial.
E-learning and blended learning approaches gain more and more popularity in emergency medicine curricula. So far, little data is available on the impact of such approaches on procedural learning and skill acquisition and their comparison with traditional approaches. ⋯ Training with VPs combined with hands-on training improves PBLS performance as judged by objective measures.