Parental Perceptions of Priorities and Features for a Mobile Application to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Preschool Children: A Mixed Method Evaluation (Preprint)
Jessica R. Thompson,
Summer J. Weber,
Shelagh A. Mulvaney
et al.
Abstract:BACKGROUND
Parents of preschool-aged children are a key focus for interventions to shape healthy lifestyle behaviors and support risk reduction for obesity from an early age. In light of limited existing evidence on the use of mobile technology to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors among young children, we sought to gather parental priorities regarding a mobile application focused on guided goal setting across the domains of diet, physical activity, media use, and sleep.
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