The effects of a physical activity intervention based on a fatness and fitness smartphone app for University students
| Autor: | Adrià Muntaner-Mas, Pere Palou, Jaume Cantallops, Victor A. Sanchez-Azanza, Francisco B. Ortega, Josep Vidal-Conti, Pere A. Borras |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Undergraduate students
020205 medical informatics Universities Applied psychology Physical fitness Physical activity Health Informatics 02 engineering and technology Smartphone application Body composition 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Mobile applications Intervention (counseling) 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Students Exercise business.industry Smartphone applications Lifestyle Mobile Applications Smartphone app Smartphone Psychology business |
| Zdroj: | Digibug. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Granada instname Digibug: Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Granada Universidad de Granada (UGR) |
| Popis: | The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: This research was partially funded by “Institut de Recerca i Innovació Educativa” under grant number PID_ODS171802. The second author of the study received support from a predoctoral fellowship from Spain’s Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness (BES-2014-069063 AEI/FEDER, UE). Since the 2012 Lancet Series on physical activity, progress regarding this topic has been negligible at global level. Thus, improving physical activity levels in specific populations through new methodologies is positioned as a priority. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a physical activity intervention on body fatness composition, and measured and self-reported physical fitness components based on the use of a smartphone app. The investigation included 100 Spanish university students, cluster-randomized into the smartphone app intervention group or a control group (n = 35 and n = 31 respectively, after applying exclusion criteria). The physical activity intervention comprised a 9-week programme designed to promote a healthy physical activity pattern using a smartphone app. Specifically, an mHealth approach was taken containing five BCTs. The results showed that the intervention group improved their physical fitness (F = 8.1, p = .006) and reported better general scores in self-reported physical fitness (F = 7.4, p = .008) over time, in comparison to the control group. However, the intervention group did not show any changes to their fatness. Further research is needed to disentangle which BCTs are more effective to achieve physical health improvements when using physical activity apps. Institut de Recerca i Innovació Educativa (PID_ODS171802) Spain’s Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness (BES-2014-069063 AEI/FEDER, UE) |
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