ArticleJournal of technology in behavioral science2019
Beliefs about Using Smartphones for Health Behavior Change: An Elicitation Study with Overweight and Obese Rural Women.
Article in Journal of technology in behavioral science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Healthy Mom Zone Adaptive Intervention With a Novel Control System and Digital Platform to Manage Gestational Weight Gain in Pregnant Women With Overweight or Obesity: Study Design and Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Women's beliefs of pain after childbirth: Critical insight for promoting behavioral strategies to regulate pain and reduce risks for maternal mortality.Patient education and counseling · 2023Article
- Obstetricians' prescribing practices for pain management after delivery.Pain management · 2022Article
- Acceptability of Intervention Design Factors in mHealth Intervention Research: Experimental Factorial Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Article
- Feasibility of a mHealth Approach to Nutrition Counseling in an Appalachian State.Journal of personalized medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite increased interest in developing mobile technology-based interventions, little research has examined preferences and beliefs about using smartphones for psychosocial or health behavior change interventions, particularly among women with overweight/obesity residing in rural communities. PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to examine the beliefs of pre- and interconceptional women about using smartphones and to examine the extent to which women's preferences for using smartphones changed as a result of participating in study interviews.
methodsForty women (
resultsWomen identified advantages of using smartphones for behavioral interventions, including being convenient, useful, and able to provide social support. Primary disadvantages were annoyances and needing technology support for phone problems. Participating in interviews also resulted in significant improvements in participant willingness to use smartphones in health behavior change interventions. DISCUSSION: The study findings highlight the importance of understanding beliefs about using smartphones before designing effective smartphone-based interventions, especially for use with pre- and interconceptional women with overweight/obesity who may have unique challenges with study adherence. These findings also suggest beliefs about smartphone utility can be improved over the course of a brief interview that taps into technology-related preferences.
conclusionIdentifying advantages/disadvantages of smartphone use can inform intervention design. Future research should explore how to capitalize on strategies that enable the benefits of technology (e.g., convenience, social support) while minimizing participant barriers (e.g., distractions) to promote behavior change and facilitate intervention compliance.
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