Using mobile health to encourage physical activity in individuals with intellectual disability: a pilot mixed methods feasibility study
Henriette Michalsen,
André Henriksen,
Gunn Pettersen
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundMany individuals with intellectual disability (ID) have a sedentary lifestyle. Few interventions aimed at increasing their level of physical activity (PA) have shown lasting effects.AimTo assess the feasibility and acceptability of a pilot intervention study using innovative mobile health (mHealth) support systems to encourage PA in individuals with ID.MethodsNine individuals with ID and a low level of PA, aged 16–36 years, were included in the present convergent triangulation mixed method design. Tw… Show more
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