Gamified physical activation of young men – a Multidisciplinary Population-Based Randomized Controlled Trial (MOPO study)

Ahola, Riikka; Pyky, Riitta; Jämsä, Timo; Mäntysaari, Matti; Koskimäki, Heli; Ikäheimo, Tiina M.; Huotari, Maija‐Leena; Röning, Juha; Heikkinen, Hannu I.; Korpelainen, Raija

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-32

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“…The remaining interventions were carried out in Europe (n = 18, 18%) [52, 53, 55, 56, 60, 61, 70, 81, 95, 98, 102, 104, 110, 116, 119, 127, 128, 148], Australasia (n = 8, 8%) [54, 65, 66, 105, 108, 120, 124, 149], Asia (n = 6, 6%) [64, 67, 71, 72, 107, 114], South America (n = 3, 3%) [69, 79, 83], Africa (n = 1, 1%) [76] and one intervention (1%) was implemented in multiple countries across two continents (USA, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil) [84]. The risk behaviours that were targeted in various intervention countries, separated by studies with young adult male participants only and studies with outcomes stratified by age/sex to include young adult males are shown in Table 2.…”

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“…Other prevalent settings included military/army (n = 11, 11%) [52, 60, 61, 69, 71, 72, 104, 110, 119, 127, 128] and internet (n = 8, 8%) [45, 85, 92, 113, 132, 139, 148, 149]. Five studies (5%) were delivered in multiple settings [83, 111, 120, 122, 145].…”

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“…Other modes included online (n = 8, 8%) [45, 52, 85, 113, 132, 139, 148, 149], paper (n = 5, 5%) [137, 138, 140, 142, 143], TV/video/DVD (n = 2, 2%) [92, 93] and a social marketing campaign (n = 1, 1%) [106]. Many studies (n = 13, 13%) implemented multi-faceted intervention modes [59, 83, 95, 111, 115, 116, 118–120, 122, 131, 141, 145].…”

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A scoping review of risk behaviour interventions in young men

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BackgroundYoung adult males commonly engage in risky behaviours placing them at risk of acute and chronic health conditions. The purpose of this scoping review was to provide an overview of existing literature, describing the interventions targeting risk behaviours in young adult males.MethodsA search of seven electronic databases, grey literature and relevant journals reported in English language until May 2013 was conducted. All interventions that promoted healthy behaviours or reductions in risky behaviours to treat or prevent an associated health issue(s) in young adult males (17-35 years) in upper-middle and high-income countries were included. For inclusion the appropriate age range had to be reported and the sample had to be young adult male participants only or the outcomes reported with stratification by age and/or sex to include young adult males. Risk behaviours included: physical inactivity, poor diet, alcohol use, tobacco smoking, recreational drug use, unsafe sexual behaviours, tanning/sun exposure, violence, unsafe vehicle driving, gambling and self-harm.ResultsThe search strategy identified 16,739 unique citations and the full-text of 1149 studies were retrieved and screened with 100 included studies focussed on: physical inactivity (27%), alcohol use (25%), unsafe sexual behaviour (21%), poor diet (5%), unsafe vehicle driving (5%), tobacco smoking (4%), recreational drug use (2%), and tanning/sun exposure (1%) with no relevant studies targeting violence, gambling or self-harm. Also 10% of the studies targeted multiple risk behaviours. The most common study design was randomized controlled trials (62%). Face-to-face was the most common form of intervention delivery (71%) and the majority were conducted in university/college settings (46%). There were 46 studies (46%) that included young adult male participants only, the remaining studies reported outcomes stratified by age and/or sex.ConclusionRisk behaviours in young men have been targeted to some extent, but the amount of research varies across risk behaviours. There is a need for more targeted and tailored interventions that seek to promote healthy behaviours or decrease risky behaviours in young men.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-957) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…This study is part of a larger MOPO study (2012), which aims to promote physical activity among young men and prevent their social marginalization (see also Ahola et al, 2013). The study protocol has been registered with the clinical trials register (NCT01376986, ClinicalTrials.gov).…”

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Individual Factors Affecting Preferences for Feedback Message Tactics in the Contexts of Physical Activity

Hirvonen

Enwald

Bath

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Journal of Health Communication

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Tailored feedback on personal physical activity behavior has been used to inform individuals and promote physical activity among different populations. This study aimed to increase the understanding of factors associated with young men's preferences for feedback message tactics in the context of physical activity and exercise. How preferences vary was analyzed in terms of the self-reported physical activity, stage of exercise behavior change, exercise self-efficacy, objectively measured physical health status, and sociodemographic characteristics of young Finnish men. Population-based survey data, including physiological measurements (n = 525), were collected at the Finnish Defence Forces' call-ups in the city of Oulu, Finland, in September 2011. The results indicate that the stage of exercise behavior change, exercise self-efficacy, physical health status, and educational level are associated with a preference for normative and ipsative comparison. Multivariate logistic regression models show that an advanced stage of exercise behavior change and education in the academic track of an upper secondary school are independent predictors of preferring ipsative and normative physical activity feedback among young men. The study provides new insights into how the stage of behavior change influences health information behavior and is in line with studies emphasizing social factors--including education--as being important in shaping health-related behavior. These factors could form the basis for tailoring information when designing health promotion.

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“…[12], [1] While the MOPO studies concentrate on overall activity as well as on physical activity using a gamified coaching service, this study concentrates on the physical activity motivation. However, in this study we approach the persuasion for physical activity in an unorthodox manner: instead of motivating user directly towards more active lifestyle the user is motivated to play the computer game, Space Pioneer.…”

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Computer game and wearable sensors based approach to promote physical activity for young men

Koskimäki

Siirtola

Keskitalo

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2017 AC

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In this work, it was tested if a computer game and wearable sensors could be used to motivate young men to increase their everyday activity. The game itself was planned so that the possibility to play the game and success in it was dependent of how much activity the subject achieved during his everyday life. A pilot version of a computer game, called Space Pioneer, was developed for this purpose while the activity measures were collected using three type of sensors: pedometer, Polar Active activity monitor or mobile phone application. The results were varying; although many subjects did not even try the game or disliked it, the awareness of subjects' own physical condition as well as daily activity information were found out to be motivating factors in the target group.

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Gamified physical activation of young men – a Multidisciplinary Population-Based Randomized Controlled Trial (MOPO study)

Cited by 52 publications

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A scoping review of risk behaviour interventions in young men

A scoping review of risk behaviour interventions in young men

Individual Factors Affecting Preferences for Feedback Message Tactics in the Contexts of Physical Activity

Computer game and wearable sensors based approach to promote physical activity for young men

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