Journal of medical Internet research
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J. Med. Internet Res. · Dec 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of tailoring in an internet-based intervention for smoking cessation: randomized controlled trial.
Studies suggest that tailored materials are superior to nontailored materials in supporting health behavioral change. Several trials on tailored Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation have shown good effects. There have, however, been few attempts to isolate the effect of the tailoring component of an Internet-based intervention for smoking cessation and to compare it with the effectiveness of the other components. ⋯ Tailoring an Internet-based intervention for smoking cessation seems to increase the success rates in the short term, but not in the long term.