Acceptability of mobile health interventions to reduce inactivity-related health risk in central Pennsylvania adults
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jaclyn Maher, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Insufficient physical activity and excessive sedentary behavior elevate health risk. Mobile applications (apps) provide one mode for delivering interventions to modify these behaviors and reduce health risk. The purpose of this study was to characterize the need for and acceptability of health behavior interventions among rural adults and evaluate the interest in and the value of app-based interventions in this population. Central Pennsylvania adults with smartphones (N = 258) completed a brief web survey in October–November 2012. Most adults report one or both inactivity-related behavioral risk factors, would use a free app to modify those risk behaviors, and would pay a small amount for that app. Low-cost, efficacious apps to increase physical activity or reduce sedentary behavior should be promoted in public health practice. User experience should be at the forefront of this process to increase value and minimize burden in the service of long-term engagement, behavior change, and health risk reduction.
Acceptability of mobile health interventions to reduce inactivity-related health risk in central Pennsylvania adults
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Preventive Medicine Reports. 2: 669-672. [2015]
- Language: English
- Date: 2015
- Keywords
- Physical inactivity, Exercise, Sedentary behavior, Smartphone, mHealth, Rural health