What Kinds of Website and Mobile Phone–Delivered Physical Activity and Nutrition Interventions Do Middle-Aged Men Want?
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Within a health context, men in Western societies are a hard-to-reach population who experience higher rates of chronic disease compared with women. Innovative technology-based interventions that specifically target men are needed; however, little is known about how these should be developed for this group. This study aimed to examine opinions and perceptions regarding the use of Internet and mobile phones to improve physical activity and nutrition behaviors for middle-aged men. The authors conducted 6 focus groups (n = 30) in Queensland, Australia. Their analyses identified 6 themes: (a) Internet experience, (b) website characteristics, (c) Web 2.0 applications, (d) website features, (e) self-monitoring, and (f) mobile phones as delivery method. The outcomes indicate that men support the use of the Internet to improve and self-monitor physical activity and dietary behaviors on the condition that the website-delivered interventions are quick and easy to use, because commitment levels to engage in online tasks are low. Participants also indicated that they were reluctant to use normal mobile phones to change health behaviors, although smartphones were perceived to be more acceptable. This pilot study suggests that there are viable avenues to engage middle-aged men in Internet- or in mobile-delivered health interventions. This study also suggests that to be successful, these interventions need to be tailor-made especially for men, with an emphasis on usability and convenience. A wider quantitative study would bring further support to these findings.
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Qualitative exploratory work suggests that potential users of health apps are not always receptive to app-based self-monitoring.
“but does confirm findings from qualitative exploratory work suggesting that potential users of health apps are not always receptive to app-based self-monitoring [51,53].”
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- Authors
- Vandelanotte, C., Caperchione, C. M., Ellison, M., George, E. S., Maeder, A., Kolt, G. S., Duncan, M. J., Karunanithi, M., Noakes, M., Hooker, C., Viljoen, P., & Mummery, W. K.
- Affiliations
- Central Queensland University (AU)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Vandelanotte, Corneel
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Health Communication
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-09
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1070-1083
- ISSN
- 1081-0730 (ISSN-L)
- 1087-0415
- OpenAlex
- W1988319914
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 45
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- 15.02
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- journal article
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- en
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Keywords
- middle-aged men, men's health, physical activity, nutrition behavior, dietary behavior, self-monitoring, Web 2.0 applications, usability, treatment acceptability, user preferences
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Consumer Behavior, Diet, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Pilot Projects, Queensland, Focus Groups, Internet, Cell Phone, Health Communication
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