Table 5.
Intervention Active Ingredients for first 6 months of the program by group and communication type
Targeted Treatment Group | Tailored Treatment Group | Contact Control Treatment Group | ||
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Intervention Ingredient | Communication Type (Number of posts) | |||
Total messages per week | n = 6 | n = 6 | n = 6 | |
Videosa | Adapted DPP Weight Loss Content | Adapted for young adult university students (n=2) | Adapted for young adult university students (n=2) | Adapted for young adult university students (n=2) |
Handoutsb | Adapted DPP Weight Loss Content | Adapted for young adults university students (n=2) | Adapted for young adult university students (n=2) | Adapted for young adult university students (n=2) |
Reminders | Reminder to view content and report | Adapted for young adults university students (n=2) | Adapted for young adult university students (n=2) | Adapted for young adult university students (n=2) |
SMS Text Messagingc | Total outgoing messages per week | n=7 | n=15 | n=7 |
High-risk behaviors related to weight loss and PA | General tips (n=2) | Personalized tips (n=2) | General tips (n=2) | |
Reminder to self-monitor/Prompt for calorie, weight, PA data | Reminder to monitor (n=3) Prompt for data (n=3) | |||
Feedback on number of self-monitoring days completed | N/A | General (n=1) | N/A | |
Importance of self-monitoring | Related to weekly content (n=1) | Related to weekly content (n=1) | Related to weekly content (n=1) | |
General monitoring info | General (n=1) | General (n=1) | General (n=1) | |
Inquiry if monitored | Weight/PA (n=1) | Weight/PA (n=2) | 3 Pillars (n=1) | |
Reminder to review content | General (n=2) | General (n=2) | General (n=2) | |
Weekly Reportd | Summative (n=1) | Personalized (n=1) | Summative (n=1) |