Clinician experiences of healthy lifestyle promotion and perceptions of digital interventions as complementary tools for lifestyle behavior change in primary care

Background More than one-fourth of Australian adolescents are overweight or obese, with obesity in adolescents strongly persisting into adulthood. Recent evidence suggests that the mid-teen years present a final window of opportunity to prevent irreversible damage to the cardiovascular system. As lifestyle behaviors may change with increased autonomy during adolescence, this life stage is an ideal time to intervene and promote healthy eating and physical activity behaviors, well-being, and self-esteem. As teenagers are prolific users and innate adopters of new technologies, app-based programs may be suitable for the promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviors and goal setting training. Objective This study aims to explore the reach, engagement, user experience, and satisfaction of the new app-based and Web-based Health Online for Teens (HOT) program in a sample of Australian adolescents above a healthy weight (ie, overweight or obese) and their parents. Methods HOT is a 14-week program for adolescents and their parents. The program is delivered online through the Moodle app–based and website-based learning environment and aims to promote adolescents’ lifestyle behavior change in line with Australian Dietary Guidelines and Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Young People (aged 13-17 years). HOT aims to build parental and peer support during the program to support adolescents with healthy lifestyle behavior change. Results Data collection for this study is ongoing. To date, 35 adolescents and their parents have participated in one of 3 groups. Conclusions HOT is a new online-only program for Australian adolescents and their parents that aims to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors. This protocol paper describes the HOT program in detail, along with the methods to measure reach, outcomes, engagement, user experiences, and program satisfaction. Trial Registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12618000465257; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=374771 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/13340

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Adolescents as Agents of Parental Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Change: COPE Healthy Lifestyles TEEN Program

Journal of Pediatric Health Care ◽

10.1016/j.pedhc.2020.06.012 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (6) ◽

pp. 575-583

Author(s):

Stephanie Kelly ◽

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk ◽

Jacqueline Hoying

Keyword(s):

Behavior Change ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Healthy Lifestyles ◽

Lifestyle Behavior

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Abstract P144: The Effect of a Community-Based Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Change Program on Simple 7 Score Among Rural Women

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.139.suppl_1.p144 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 139 (Suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

Rebecca Seguin ◽

Sara Folta ◽

Grace Marshall ◽

Meredith Graham ◽

David S Strogatz

Keyword(s):

Behavior Change ◽

Rural Women ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Community Based ◽

Lifestyle Behavior ◽

Behavior Change Program

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Implementation of coordinated healthy lifestyle promotion in primary care : Process and outcomes

10.3384/diss.diva-121492 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Kristin Thomas ◽

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Care Process ◽

Healthy Lifestyle Promotion

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A Digital Intervention for Australian Adolescents Above a Healthy Weight (Health Online for Teens): Protocol for an Implementation and User Experience Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.13340 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Carly Jane Moores ◽

Anthony Maeder ◽

Jacqueline Miller ◽

Ivanka Prichard ◽

Lucy Kate Lewis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Behavior Change ◽

User Experience ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Life Stage ◽

Well Being ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Healthy Weight ◽

Lifestyle Behavior

BACKGROUND More than one-fourth of Australian adolescents are overweight or obese, with obesity in adolescents strongly persisting into adulthood. Recent evidence suggests that the mid-teen years present a final window of opportunity to prevent irreversible damage to the cardiovascular system. As lifestyle behaviors may change with increased autonomy during adolescence, this life stage is an ideal time to intervene and promote healthy eating and physical activity behaviors, well-being, and self-esteem. As teenagers are prolific users and innate adopters of new technologies, app-based programs may be suitable for the promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviors and goal setting training. OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the reach, engagement, user experience, and satisfaction of the new app-based and Web-based Health Online for Teens (HOT) program in a sample of Australian adolescents above a healthy weight (ie, overweight or obese) and their parents. METHODS HOT is a 14-week program for adolescents and their parents. The program is delivered online through the Moodle app–based and website-based learning environment and aims to promote adolescents’ lifestyle behavior change in line with Australian Dietary Guidelines and Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Young People (aged 13-17 years). HOT aims to build parental and peer support during the program to support adolescents with healthy lifestyle behavior change. RESULTS Data collection for this study is ongoing. To date, 35 adolescents and their parents have participated in one of 3 groups. CONCLUSIONS HOT is a new online-only program for Australian adolescents and their parents that aims to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors. This protocol paper describes the HOT program in detail, along with the methods to measure reach, outcomes, engagement, user experiences, and program satisfaction. CLINICALTRIAL Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12618000465257; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=374771 INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT DERR1-10.2196/13340

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