Delores C.S. James|Cedric Harville
Barriers and Motivators to Participating in mHealth Research Among African American Men
University of Florida|University of Florida
african american aa men smartphone positions targeted variety programs services health interventions using mobile devices mhealth goal study assess aa mens use technology barriers motivators participating mhealth research selfadministered survey completed 311 men multinomial logistic regression examined associations three age groups 1829 years 3050 years 51 years technology access motivators barriers participating mhealth research sixtyfive percent men owned smartphone laptop men aged 18 29 years likely willing use health app smartwatchwristband monitor older men p lt 01 men aged 18 29 years also likely older men motivated participate free cell phoneupgraded data plan contribution greater good p lt 05 older men likely younger ones motivated become educated topic p lt 05 younger men likely older ones report lack interest topic barrier participating p lt 01 older men likely younger ones cite lack research targeted minority communities barrier p lt 05 study suggests culturally tailored mhealth research using smartphones may interest aa men interested risk reduction chronic disease selfmanagement opportunities also exist educate aa men topic hand minority men targeted programs interventions