Functional and Symbolic Aspects of App Use for Improving Physical Activity: A Six-month Prospective Analysis
Keisuke Takano,
Takeyuki Oba,
Kentaro Katahira
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Mobile health technology plays an important role in improving physical activity (PA). However, commercial healthcare applications for smartphones (apps) have poor retention, and understanding how people adopt and integrate app use in daily life is critical. We investigated the use patterns of PA apps and explored the use styles that are predictive of (dis)continuation of use and changes in PA levels over time.
Methods:
We analyzed two-wave longitudinal survey data concerning commercial PA-app use, … Show more
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