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Table 2 Website categories and definitions

From: Examining the use of evidence-based and social media supported tools in freely accessible physical activity intervention websites

Website type

Definition

Number identified

1. Physical activity program

Web-based program that has the intention to help people to become more active and/or help people to live healthier, the goal being health behavior change

204

2. Link to activity program

Website which only provides a link to a web-based physical activity promotion program located on another website

104

3. Smartphone application

A website either directly or indirectly linked to an application used on a smartphone

116

4. Health information

A government or non-governmental website that only provides basic health information about physical activity

59

5. Article

Website that provides a media or scholarly article in relation to physical activity and health

60

6. Profile page

Website that provide profile pages of organisations (university and government) or people with organisations that refer to physical activity and health

25

7. Non physical activity program

Website that provides health program that is not related to physical activity

35

8. Other

For example, websites not related to health, websites providing commercial software, inactive websites (link does not work), commercial workplace health program,

147

 

Total =

750