Qing Wang|Bjørg Egelandsdal|Gro V. Amdam|Valérie L. Almli|Marije Oostindjer
Diet and Physical Activity Apps: Perceived Effectiveness by App Users
Norwegian University of Life Sciences|Norwegian University of Life Sciences|Nofima|Norwegian University of Life Sciences
diet physical activity apps two types health apps aim promote healthy eating energy expenditure monitoring dietary intake physical activity clear evidence showing effectiveness using apps promote healthy eating physical activity previously reportedthis study aimed identify diet physical activity pa apps affected users also investigated using apps associated changes diet pafirst 3 semistructured focus group discussions concerning app usability conducted 15 app users 8 nonusers mean age 242 years sd 64 including outcome measures motivations experiences opinions adherence results discussions used develop questionnaire questionnaire contained questions behavior changes app usage perceived effectiveness opinions app usability answered 500 norwegians mean age 258 years sd 51app users found diet pa apps effective promoting healthy eating exercising apps affected actions health consciousness selfeducation nutrition pa also part social lives half users perceived apps effective assisting eat healthily exercise diet apps effective frequently used long period time compared infrequent shortterm use p01 p02 respectively users used diet pa apps perceived apps effective users used one type app p05 app users better maintaining diet pa behaviors nonusers p05 young adults found apps fun use sometimes time consuming wanted apps designed meet personal expectationsapp usage influenced action consciousness selfeducation nutrition pa social life facilitated maintaining healthy diet exercising diet pa apps future strengthened tailored meet personal needs