Differences in Eating Behavior, Physical Activity, and Health-related Lifestyle Choices between Users and Nonusers of Mobile Health Apps

Sarcona, Alessandra; Kovacs, Laura; Wright, Joyce; Williams, Christine L.

doi:10.1080/19325037.2017.1335630

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“…Motivation to continue use is enhanced by certain features, including the ability to keep detailed records of exercise and food intake and the ability to interact with other users (Lee & Cho, 2017). Apps and other monitoring tool devices are viewed as potentially useful tools for promoting behavior change; for example, increasing physical activity (Alley et al, 2016) and facilitating healthy diets (De Cock et al, 2017;Sarcona, Kovacs, Wright, & Williams, 2017).…”

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Monitoring eating and activity: Links with disordered eating, compulsive exercise, and general wellbeing among young adults

Plateau

Bone

Lanning

et al. 2018

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective To explore the relationships between the use of food intake and activity monitoring tools with compulsive exercise, eating psychopathology, and psychological wellbeing. Method Participants (N = 352; mean age 21.90 years) indicated their use of activity and food intake monitoring tools, and completed the Compulsive Exercise Test (CET), Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire (EDE‐Q), and the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS). Results Users of monitoring tools reported significantly higher CET and EDE‐Q scores than nonusers. Positive associations were detected between the frequency of activity monitoring tool use with CET and EDE‐Q scores. Participants who reported using monitoring tools primarily to manage weight and shape reported higher levels of eating and compulsive exercise psychopathology than those who reported using tools to improve health and fitness. Discussion Features of compulsive exercise and eating psychopathology are elevated among users of food intake and activity monitoring tools; and particularly among those who report using the tools for weight and shape purposes. Longitudinal and experimental research is needed to further our understanding of these observed associations, and specifically to explore the prospective relationships between monitoring tool use, eating psychopathology, and compulsive exercise.

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Monitoring eating and activity: Links with disordered eating, compulsive exercise, and general wellbeing among young adults

Plateau

Bone

Lanning

et al. 2018

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…This is because the young-adult phase is conducive to developing autonomy and responsibility, attitudes necessary for better management of healthy living habits. (Sarcona et al, 2017;Barsell et al, 2018). When the health literacy level is higher, Barsell et al, (2018) states that there is a reduction in habits and behaviors that are harmful to health, as education and promotion in this area provide the development of skills and attitudes corresponding to a style healthy lifestyle.…”

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“…A targeted search revealed the lack of studies focused on the health education of the education student during his undergraduation, with the intention of promoting a personal experience that encourages him to establish a healthy lifestyle. However, there is agreement that there is a need for university health literacy programs for future teachers (Vamos et al, 2020), since the undergraduate stage comprises a propitious stage to expand knowledge and experience transformative experiences, which will increase their training (Sarcona et al, 2017).…”

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Health Literacy Improves the Lifestyle of Undergraduate in Education Students

Goetz

Teixeira

2020

JED

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The choices related to lifestyle habits, during the period of graduation at the university are decisive for the development of a healthy lifestyle and for combating the risk behaviors that lead to Chronic Non-communicable Diseases. This study aims to examine the relationship between a discipline focused on health literacy and the development of attitudinal components aimed at the competence of self-care and responsibility of pedagogy students, in relation to the choices that constitute their lifestyle. The investigation of this research indicates that the literacy and health promotion program developed during the Principles of Healthy Living for education students had a positive effect on the development of competence and responsibility for self-care in their lifestyle. Quantitative data were obtained using the socio-demographic questionnaire and validated scale of the Fantastic Lifestyle and the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, at the beginning and end of the course. The results point to an improvement in lifestyle with an increase in the practice of recreational physical activity of vigorous intensity (p=0.0339) and in its frequency (p=0.0130). Still, there was a significant reduction in the level of physical inactivity (p=0.0451), in addition to the evident improvement in lifestyle (p=0.0196), with all participants grouped in the categories “Good”, “Very Good” and “Excellent” referring to lifestyle. This study showed that an approach to health education for university students is a positive initiative for teaching important skills to consolidate a healthy lifestyle.

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“…the decrease in the volume of physical activity is often due to the fact that children of all ages choose inactive ways of spending their free time [5][6][7]. this phenomenon is also promoted by general economic development and the improvement of different countries citizens' well-being [8,9]. Nowadays, many school learners spend their leisure time watching tV or using computers, which adds to their lack of physical activity [1].…”

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Estimation of indices related to physical activity in Ukraine, Poland, and member countries of active healthy kids global alliance

Bartoszewicz¹,

Mandyuk²,

Prystupa³

2019

Hum Mov.

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Purpose. to compare the estimated indices of physical activity in Ukraine, Poland, and other countries in accordance with Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) standards. Methods. the study of schoolchildren's physical activity in Ukraine was performed in 2016 in age groups of 12-14 years (n = 1893, 899 boys and 994 girls) and 15-17 years (n = 925, 449 boys and 476 girls). the results of AHKGA databases and report Cards on Physical Activity for Children and Youth from different countries were analysed. Results. In 2016, 38 countries from 6 continents provided reports to AHKGA. In 2018, there were 49 such countries. In accordance with the AHKGA criteria, children and adolescents' physical activity is marked from A (highest level) to F (lowest level). the results for Ukrainian schoolchildren pointed at the following indices of physical activity level: active play-C; organized sport and physical activity-D; active transportation-b. Poland's report Card for Physical Activity for Children and Youth implied the following indices: organized sport and physical activity-D; active transportation-C. there were no data on active play indices in Poland. Clear patterns of the countries' economic development indices influence on the selected physical activity indices were not established. Conclusions. According to AHKGA standards, organized sport and physical activity in Ukraine is rated D, active play-C, and active transportation-b. Organized sport and physical activity and active transportation in Poland are rated D and C, respectively. No data are available on the active play segment in Poland.

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Differences in Eating Behavior, Physical Activity, and Health-related Lifestyle Choices between Users and Nonusers of Mobile Health Apps

Cited by 40 publications

References 26 publications

Monitoring eating and activity: Links with disordered eating, compulsive exercise, and general wellbeing among young adults

Monitoring eating and activity: Links with disordered eating, compulsive exercise, and general wellbeing among young adults

Health Literacy Improves the Lifestyle of Undergraduate in Education Students

Estimation of indices related to physical activity in Ukraine, Poland, and member countries of active healthy kids global alliance

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