Using a Mobile Health Intervention to Explore the Daily Physical Activity Patterns of University Students: An Observational Study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao-Wei Yeh ◽  
Chunyan Yuan ◽  
Yu-Feng Wu ◽  
Rui Shen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
School Intervention ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Exercise Participation ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
School Based ◽  
Daily Exercise

BACKGROUND Promoting students’ physical activity is a global public health challenge. Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors have been regarded as causing harmful chronic diseases in young adults’ lifespan. However, high engagement in mobile technology for students may provide opportunities to help change unhealthy behaviors. Therefore, school sectors may play an important key role, such as implementing mobile health interventions to change students’ unhealthy behaviors and promoting regular physical activity, especially during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore university students’ daily exercise patterns as a result of a school-based intervention using an mHealth app. METHODS Students’ physical exercise participation was recorded using a smart phone app. Involving 4,152 university freshmen (1,476 males, 2,676 females), 335,898 of their exercise records were analyzed (mean frequency of 38.2 ±16.10 for males, 45.1±10.81 for females) during the 2018-2019 semester. RESULTS Under the school-based intervention project, student exercise on Friday and Saturday was lower than that on other days, which indicated that participation in exercise was more active on weekdays than on weekends. Among the participants who completed the requirement set by the school intervention project, both males and females used weekends to do exercise. Overweight male university students participated in physical activity more than the school intervention project requirement, and their exercise duration was found to be significantly higher than that of other participants. CONCLUSIONS Understanding the weekly daily exercise patterns of youth as a result of the mHealth app intervention can benefit the development of efficient and flexible projects to promote young people’s physical health and improve their regular exercise participation.

Using Mobile Health Intervention to Explore the Daily Physical Activity Patterns among University Students: Observational Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao-Wei Yeh ◽  
Chun-Yan Yuan ◽  
Yu-Feng Wu ◽  
Rui Shen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Exercise Duration ◽  
School Intervention ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Exercise Participation ◽  
Daily Exercise

BACKGROUND Promoting physical activity for adolescence is a global challenge in public health. Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors have been regarded to cause harmful chronic diseases to adolescent lifespan. However, high engagement in mobile technology for students may provide opportunities to help change adolescent unhealthy behaviors. Therefore, school sectors may play an important key role, such as implementing mobile health (mHealth) intervention to change students’ unhealthy behaviors and promote regular physical exercise behaviors, especially during the transition from adolescence to young adult. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore university students’ daily exercise patterns upon intervention of school-based mHealth project. METHODS Students’ physical exercise participation was recorded with students’ mobile application. With 4152 university freshmen (1476 males, 2676 females) and 335898 of their exercise records were analyzed (mean frequency of 38.2 ±16.10 in males, 45.1±10.81 in females) during the semester. RESULTS Under the school intervention project, students that exercised on Friday and Saturday was lower than that on other days, which indicated that the participation in exercise were more active on weekdays than on weekends. Among the participants who completed the requirement set by the school intervention project, both males and females used weekends to do exercise. On the other hand, overweight male university students participated in physical activity more than the requirement of the school intervention project and their exercise duration were found to be significantly higher than other participants. CONCLUSIONS Understanding a week of daily exercise patterns among youth upon the school mHealth Apps intervention can benefit in developing efficient and flexible projects to promote physical health and improve regular exercise participation in youth.

scholarly journals Effect of a Multi-Component, School-Based Intervention on Health Behaviors of Elementary School Students (FS16-04-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail Gilman ◽  
Michael Bruneau ◽  
Tanja Kral ◽  
Brandy-Joe Milliron ◽  
Patricia Shewokis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
The Core ◽  
School Based ◽  
Level 1 ◽  
Tests Of Independence

Abstract Objectives We examined the effect of a three year, multi-component, school-based intervention on health behaviors of elementary school students. Methods The multi-component, obesity intervention was provided by community partners to 13 schools over three years. Schools were assigned into three varying Levels of Intervention: “Core” Schools (n = 4) received weekly interventions, “Level 1” Schools (n = 5) received monthly interventions, and Control Schools (n = 5) received no intervention. Participants completed self-reported questionnaires assessing several health behaviors, including fruit and vegetable consumption, and physical activity levels. Questionnaires were administered in the Fall and Spring of each year of the intervention. For this study, responses were analyzed from Year 3 and were compared to national recommendations. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests of independence examined Level of Intervention and questionnaire responses. Results No significant chi-square tests of independence were identified for the Level of Intervention and quantity of fruit or vegetable consumption. A significant (P = 0.003) chi-square test of independence assessing physical activity was identified in the Fall of Year 3. Descriptive analyses indicated that higher proportions of students in the Core and Level 1 Schools met national fruit, vegetable, and physical activity recommendations compared to students in Control Schools. Conclusions The higher frequency of intervention provided to students in the Core Schools did not influence the dietary behaviors of participants. However, receiving any intervention appeared to affect health behaviors of children receiving the intervention compared to the Control Schools. Funding Sources The Independence Blue Cross Foundation.

scholarly journals School-Based and PRECEDE-PROCEED-Model Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in the High School Students: Case Study of Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baratali Rezapour ◽  
Firoozeh Mostafavi ◽  
Hamid Reza Khalkhali
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
School Based ◽  
Sedentary Life Style

<p><strong>OBJECTIVES:</strong> Students attend sedentary life style and less like vigorous physical activity. This study investigated the effects of School-based intervention<strong> </strong>on increasing physical activity for decreasing obesity among high-school obese and overweight boys, based on the components of PRECEDE PROCEED Model, to participate in median - vigorous physical activity among the first Period of high school boys in the city of Urmia, Iran</p><p><strong>METHODS:</strong> This study was an experimental intervention that conducted at 4 high schools that were divided into 2 groups of intervention (40) and the control (40) male students, schools in junior high schools in Urmia.</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> Three and six months after the intervention, significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups of schools, in the amount of students’ participation in vigorous physical activity (p&lt;0.01).</p><p><strong>CONCLUSIONS:</strong> According to the results, the school-based intervention and components of PRECEDE PROCEED Model had a positive impact on the improvement of physical activity and decrease in physical inactivity among the students.</p>

Healthy eating and physical activity among low-income Hispanic adolescents and a school-based intervention

2018 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wyatt Bishop ◽  
Claudia Chavarin ◽  
Hildy A. Gonzales ◽  
Jennifer Iparraguirre ◽  
Jovy Mann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Hispanic Adolescents ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Outcomes of a school-based intervention (RESCATE) to improve physical activity patterns in Mexican children aged 8-10 years

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1042-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Colin-Ramirez ◽  
L. Castillo-Martinez ◽  
A. Orea-Tejeda ◽  
A. Vergara-Castaneda ◽  
C. Keirns-Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Physical Activity Patterns ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
Mexican Children ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Impact of a Georgia elementary school-based intervention on physical activity opportunities: A quasi-experimental study

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Cheung ◽  
Padra Franks ◽  
Michael Kramer ◽  
Carolyn Drews-Botsch ◽  
Jean Welsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
School Based ◽  
Quasi Experimental
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