The Effect of a Physical Activity Program Using WhatsApp on Adolescents' Exercise Behavior.
| Autor: | Ceylan F; Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey., Erol S; Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses [J Sch Nurs] 2024 Dec; Vol. 40 (6), pp. 662-674. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 20. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10598405221132207 |
| Abstrakt: | This study aims to demonstrate the effect of a transtheoretical model (TTM)-based physical activity program on the exercise behavior of adolescents using WhatsApp. The study was conducted with high school students ( N = 185) in a pre-/posttest, quasi-experimental design. TTM-based text messages were sent to the intervention group ( n = 95) over WhatsApp every day for 8 weeks. The intervention group demonstrated more statistically significant progression in the exercising stages of change compared to the control group ( n = 90) (χ 2 = 20.10; p = .00). It was also found that this group had a higher exercising self-efficacy score ( t = 2.647; p = .009) and a higher physical activity total metabolic equivalent of task score ( Z = -3.521; p = .000). There was no significant difference in BMI and perception of pros and cons ( p > .05). The program was found to be effective in terms of recording progress in the exercising stages of change, increasing exercising self-efficacy, and maintaining a physical activity program. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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