All of the teachers were very eager to advise the researchers on how to improve and adjust the intervention tool to make it more suitable for personal classroom usage.
In addition, it enables scientists and clinicians to improve or adjust the intervention without distorting its effectiveness.
According to Glasziou et al. [ 19] monitoring should aim to establish the response to the exercise intervention, detect the need to adjust the intervention and detect adverse effects.
In this study we have chosen to focus on white collar workers and we expect to adjust the intervention for other occupational groups, such as nursing staff, if this current study population yields positive results.
First, it is proposed that a minimum of three cycles of repeated interventions are required for a full action research study to adjust the intervention appropriately to participants and the social context, create sustainable behaviour changes and establish ownership of the intervention by participants (61).
We used data from previous qualitative and quantitative research within the Department of Public Health to adjust the intervention design, which was based on the design of the intervention in the SLIM study, to the situation in The Hague and the Hindustani Surinamese population [ 36- 38].
In addition, ways to improve the interventions are suggested (adjusting the interventions to solid theoretical frameworks, improving their designs, and assessing treatment implementation).
In this way, the GAS assists in formulating individual goals, developing a personalized treatment plan, monitoring both the patient's and informal caregiver's progress, and adjusting the interventions in a timely manner as necessary.
Our experimental data clearly point out that the success of interventions designed to prevent or treat metabolic diseases could be considerably improved by adjusting the intervention to the personality of the individual.
SS, RV-R, E-EH and JA adjusted the intervention program to OA patients.
