Uptake in Guided and Unguided eHealth Interventions: What is the Role of Self-Efficacy and Social Support?

eHealth could be an effective tool to reduce stress in students. Since eHealth interventions are easy to use and relatively cheap, especially unguided eHealth interventions, it is important to know whether students want to take part in an unguided intervention as much as in a guided intervention, and which personal factors play a role in uptake. With this knowledge it might be possible to engage people that would normally not take part in an intervention. In research regarding adherence, perceived social support (PSS) and self-efficacy (SE) appear to play a role. This study focussed on guided and unguided eHealth interventions and the effect of uptake SE and PSS on uptake. We distributed a questionnaire with screenshots of an app amongst students (N = 143). They were randomly assigned to the guided or unguided condition. No effect was found of group on uptake, also PSS had no effect or interaction effect on uptake. Only a direct effect was found of uptake SE on uptake. A possible...Show moreeHealth could be an effective tool to reduce stress in students. Since eHealth interventions are easy to use and relatively cheap, especially unguided eHealth interventions, it is important to know whether students want to take part in an unguided intervention as much as in a guided intervention, and which personal factors play a role in uptake. With this knowledge it might be possible to engage people that would normally not take part in an intervention. In research regarding adherence, perceived social support (PSS) and self-efficacy (SE) appear to play a role. This study focussed on guided and unguided eHealth interventions and the effect of uptake SE and PSS on uptake. We distributed a questionnaire with screenshots of an app amongst students (N = 143). They were randomly assigned to the guided or unguided condition. No effect was found of group on uptake, also PSS had no effect or interaction effect on uptake. Only a direct effect was found of uptake SE on uptake. A possible explanation for the same willingness to start in both groups is the Computers are Social Actors paradigma. Furthermore, uptake SE seems to influence uptake because in case of low levels of SE more support is needed. The results implicate that the type of intervention does not influence uptake, and that low levels of SE are related to lower levels of uptake. Further research should focus on how to increase uptake SE and the personal factors that play a role in uptake.Show less

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Uptake in Guided and Unguided eHealth Interventions: What is the Role of Self-Efficacy and Social Support?