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Development of a mobile phone app to maintain physical activity in African American men:
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- Mighty Men: A Pilot Test of the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Faith-Based, Individually Tailored, Cluster-Randomized Weight Loss Trial for Middle-Aged and Older African American Men.American journal of men's healthTrial
- Equity-Oriented Design Processes and Evaluation of Digital Health Technologies for Black Communities Beyond Usability: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Features of mHealth Apps for Tobacco Cessation Important to Black Adults: Discrete Choice Experiment.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- A Culturally Tailored mHealth Intervention (MobileMen App) to Promote Physical Activity in African American Men: Protocol for a Comparative Effectiveness Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- MobileMen: the development of a mobile application to promote physical activity in African American men.mHealth · 2025Article
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- Black Smokers' Preferences for Features of a Smoking Cessation App: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- A Smartphone Physical Activity App for Patients in Alcohol Treatment: Single-Arm Feasibility Trial.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Social distance "nudge:" a context aware mHealth intervention in response to COVID pandemics.Computational and mathematical organization theory · 2022Article
- Health Care Providers' Utilization of and Perspectives on Mobile Health Technology for Diabetes and Pregnancy Support.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAfrican American men experience health disparities across a number of chronic diseases. mHealth technology is widely utilized to address lifestyle factors that contribute to these conditions. Participation of African American men in qualitative and quantitative studies of mHealth is low. Therefore, little is known regarding the acceptability of mHealth interventions and few interventions have been specifically developed for this population. The purpose of the current study is to describe the development of a smartphone application,
methodsWe used a mixed methods study design including formative research, user-centered design, and a feasibility study. Focus groups (n=26) were conducted to inform the acceptability of the app and desired features. Lab usability (n=19) was used to develop the app through an iterative process. A feasibility study was conducted to assess utilization of the app over a 1-month timeframe. Measures of usability and user-friendliness were collected during lab usability sessions. Satisfaction and app usage were collected following the feasibility study.
resultsThe focus groups revealed that African American men use smartphone apps and that they are willing to utilize an app to maintain PA habits. The
conclusionsAfrican American men are willing to utilize mHealth to improve their health behavior, including PA. An initial version of the
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