Olivier Galy|Kalina Yacef|Corinne Caillaud
Improving Pacific Adolescents’ Physical Activity Toward International Recommendations: Exploratory Study of a Digital Education App Coupled With Activity Trackers
University of New Caledonia|University of Sydney|University of Sydney
background prevalence overweight obesity children adolescents dramatically increased pacific island countries territories last decade childhood overweight obesity shortterm consequences also likely lead noncommunicable diseases adulthood major factor contributing rising prevalence insufficient amount daily moderatetovigorous physical activity mvpa pacific region less 50 children adolescents meet international recommendations 11000 steps 60 min mvpa per day although studies shown potential digital technologies change behaviors none proposed guide adolescents toward achieving recommendations objective aims study 1 investigate whether technologybased educational program combines education objective measures physical activity pa selfassessment goal achievement would well received pacific adolescents help change pa behaviors toward international pa recommendations 2 create insightful data analysis methods better understand pa behavior change methods total 24 adolescents aged 12 14 years participated 4week program comprising 8 1hour modules designed develop health literacy physical skills selfpaced usercentered program delivered via app provided healthrelated learning content well goal setting selfassessment tasks pa performed 4week program captured activity tracker support learning help adolescents selfassess achievements personal goals data analyzed using consistency rate daily behavior clustering reveal pa changes particularly regarding adherence international recommendations results consistency rate daily steps revealed adolescents reached 11000 steps per day 48 approximately 34 days per week time first week program peaked 59 approximately 41 days per week toward end program pa data showed overall increase program particularly less active adolescents increased daily steps 15 ultimately reached 11000 steps frequently consistency daily behavior clustering showed 27 increase adherence international recommendations least active adolescents conclusions technologysupported educational programs include selfmonitored pa via activity trackers successfully delivered adolescents schools remote pacific areas new data mining techniques enable innovative analyses pa engagement based international recommendations