ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2022
Nudging digital physical activity breaks for home studying of university students-A randomized controlled trial during the COVID-19 pandemic with daily activity measures.
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- Digital nudging techniques for behaviour change in lifestyle medicine: a scoping review.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Pooled it
- Mapping Digital Nudges and Recommender Systems for Obesity Prevention: Scoping Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Review
- Adherence to healthy and sustainable diets and health-related behaviors in a Spanish online university setting.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Digital public health interventions for the promotion of mental well-being and health behaviors among university students: a rapid review.BMC public health · 2025Review
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- Physical activity improves stress load, recovery, and academic performance-related parameters among university students: a longitudinal study on daily level.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Convenience behavior in German university students is associated with sociodemographic, study- and health-related factors.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
University students are of particular public health interest because they are at high risk for physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors. In conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic, sedentariness and physical inactivity were reinforced, as the pandemic led to an increase in home studying. Physical activity (PA) breaks have been identified as promoting factors for university students' physical and mental health. Therefore, the present study explored an approach to nudge students to take PA breaks at home while studying. The purpose was to test the effectiveness of digital nudging for PA breaks for 10 days using a randomized intervention design during the COVID-19 pandemic. It included an intervention group who received daily digital motivational prompts for PA break videos and a minimal intervention control group who got low-level access to PA break videos
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