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dc.contributor.authorCorbett, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorHogan, Michael
dc.contributor.authorDuggan, Jim
dc.contributor.authorMcNamara, Abra
dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Jane C.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-14T12:48:23Z
dc.date.available2016-11-14T12:48:23Z
dc.date.issued2016-09-22
dc.identifier.citationWalsh JC;Corbett T;Hogan M;Duggan J;McNamara A; (2016) 'An mHealth intervention using a smartphone app to increase walking behavior in young adults: a pilot study'. JMIR mHealth And uHealth, 4 (3).en_IE
dc.identifier.issn2291-5222
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10379/6160
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_IE
dc.description.abstractPhysical inactivity is a growing concern for society and is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, obesity, and other chronic diseases. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of the Accupedo-Pro Pedometer mobile phone app intervention, with the goal of increasing daily step counts in young adults. Mobile phone users (n=58) between 17-26 years of age were randomized to one of two conditions (experimental and control). Both groups downloaded an app that recorded their daily step counts. Baseline data were recorded and followed-up at 5 weeks. Both groups were given a daily walking goal of 30 minutes, but the experimental group participants were told the equivalent goal in steps taken, via feedback from the app. The primary outcome was daily step count between baseline and follow-up. A significant time x group interaction effect was observed for daily step counts (P=.04). Both the experimental (Pen_IE
dc.description.sponsorshipScience Foundation Irelanden_IE
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dc.publisherJMIR Publicationsen_IE
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dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
dc.subjectmHealthen_IE
dc.subjectPhysical activityen_IE
dc.subjectMobile phone appen_IE
dc.subjectInterventionen_IE
dc.subjectHealth behavior changeen_IE
dc.subjectFeasibility studyen_IE
dc.titleAn mHealth intervention using a smartphone app to increase walking behavior in young adults: a pilot study.en_IE
dc.typeArticleen_IE
dc.date.updated2016-11-14T11:48:27Z
dc.identifier.doi10.2196/mhealth.5227
dc.local.publishedsourcehttp://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.5227en_IE
dc.local.publisherstatementThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR mhealth and uhealth, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://mhealth.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included.en_IE
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dc.local.contactJane Walsh, School Of Psychology, Psychology Building, Arts Millen, Nui Galway. 3102 Email: jane.walsh@nuigalway.ie
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