An intervention study to assess potential effect and user experience of an mHealth intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour among older office workers
An intervention study to assess potential effect and user experience of an mHealth intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour among older office workers
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DOI:
10.1136/bmjhci-2019-100014
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发表时间:
2019-02-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Hermens, Hermie
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作者:
Boerema, Simone;van Velsen, Lex;Hermens, Hermie
BackgroundOffice workers spend a high percentage of their time sitting, often in long periods of time. Research suggests that it is healthier to break these long bouts into shorter periods by being physically active.ObjectiveWe evaluated the effect of a context-aware activity coach, called the PEARL app, an mHealth intervention that provides activity suggestions, based on a physical activity prediction model, consisting of past and current physical activity and digital agendas.MethodFifteen office workers, aged 50+, participated in an intervention study in which they used the intervention for 1 week, preceded by a 1-week baseline period. Measurements were taken before and after the intervention period.Results107 days of data from 14 participants were analysed. Total sedentary time was not reduced as a result of using the intervention (baseline vs intervention: 47.83.6 vs 46.8 +/- 3.0, n.s.). When using the intervention, participants reduced their total time spent in long sitting bouts (>= 45 min) from 19.3 to 14.4 min per hour of wear time (p