An mHealth intervention programme to promote healthy behaviours and prevent adolescent obesity (TeenPower): A study protocol

Abstract

Aim: This paper describes the design and rationale of multicenter practice-based research that aims to develop and evaluate an innovative mobile health (mHealth) intervention programme directed to promote healthy behaviours and prevent adolescent obesity.Design: This study is designed as a non-randomized controlled trial with a threearm structure.Methods: Twelve to 16 years old participants will be recruited from schools, with access to the Internet and smartphone/tablet devices. The intervention group will be invited to engage in the TeenPower mHealth programme and divided into two subgroups: Group A (additionally engaged in a structured school-based intervention programme) and Group B (only engaged in the mHealth programme). The mHealth app includes educational resources, self-monitoring, social support, interactive training modules and motivational tools. The control group will only follow the structured school-based intervention programme. The intervention length will be 3 months, including the direct support of an interdisciplinary team (nursing, nutrition, sports, psychology, among others). This research was approved and funded in August 2017. Discussion:The positive evaluation of the intervention programme will stimulate the inclusion of technologies in the promotion of salutogenic behaviours and obesity prevention.Impact: Adolescent obesity reached epidemic proportions. It is urgent to find effective prevention strategies to induce change at the individual, family and community level. If effective, this protocol can be used by health and exercise professionals in improving community interventions tailored to teenagers.

Controlled trial of an mHealth intervention to promote healthy behaviours in adolescence (TeenPower): Effectiveness analysis

“…Regarding the between-subjects effect, we found a small effect of the mHealth intervention (TeenPower) on nutrition, positive life perspective, and global lifestyle. The small effect might be related to the reduced time of the intervention (6 months), shorter than the previous studies (Kelishadi & Azizi-Soleiman, 2014) and the limited exposure to the resources significant for the intervention, although all participants have periodically received reminder notifications sent through the platform (Sousa et al, 2019). Additionally, we must highlight the fact that the control group in the study used a structured intervention instead of being a 'traditional' control group without intervention.…”

“…Intervention length was 6 months. The e‐therapeutic system included (Sousa et al, ) the following: TeenPower backoffice : a web‐based software application created for health professionals and teachers to support the decision‐making process regarding the personalization of the mHealth intervention. The backoffice application contained the following modules: users' management module, social interaction module (private chat and discussion forums), content management system, and showcase contents (videos, images, documents, and daily challenges), data analysis module with interactive charts and filters (dashboard with all the users' monitoring data such as eating habits, physical fitness, physical activity, hydration, and sleep monitoring); TeenPower mobile software application : created for adolescents to provide them with educational resources (infographics, videos, menus, and daily tips), social support (discussion forums, chat, and personalized messages), self‐monitoring features (BMI and waist circumference adjusted for age and gender, eating habits, hydration, steps counter, sleep habits, and physical activity records such as push‐ups and sit‐ups), interactive training modules and motivational tools (positive reinforcement, progression of health behaviours, and biometric data).…”

“…Intervention length was 6 months. The e-therapeutic system included (Sousa et al, 2019) the following:…”

TEKHNOLOGI MOBILE HEALTH DALAM KASUS OBESITAS PADA ANAK: A Literature Review

“…Pada tujuh artikel jurnal yang dianalisis, teridentifikasi partisipan yang diteliti tidak hanya anak saja [4], akan tetapi melibatkan atau berpasangan dengan ibu atau orang tua dari anaknya baik turut diukur atau menjadi partisipan [5], maupun tidak [6]; [7]; [8]; [9]. Selain itu, usia dari anak yang diteliti bervariasi, mulai dari usia infant [5]), pre-school [7]; [8]; [10], school [6]; [7], dan adolescent [4]; [9]. Tidak ditemukan partisipan yang berusia toodler.…”

“…Tidak ditemukan partisipan yang berusia toodler. Besar sampel penelitian juga bervariasi, mulai dari sampel yang berjumlah di bawah 100 [7]; [5]; [10]; [4] sampai di atas 100 sampel [6]; [8]; [9].…”