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ArticleBMC public health2024

Promoting vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (vilpa) in middle-aged adults: an evaluation of the movsnax mobile app.

Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Anne Grunseit, Andreas Holtermann, Sarah Steiner, Catrine Tudor-Locke, Annemarie Koster, Nathan Johnson, Carol Maher, Matthew Ahmadi, Josephine Y Chau and 1 more

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Cecilie Thøgersen-NtoumaniDanish Centre for Motivation and Behaviour Science (DRIVEN), Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Anne GrunseitSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1250-3265
Andreas HoltermannNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sarah SteinerMackenzie Wearables Research Hub, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Catrine Tudor-LockeCollege of Health and Human Service, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA.
Annemarie KosterDepartment of Social Medicine, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Nathan JohnsonSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, 1 John Hopkins Drive, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia.
Carol MaherAlliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) Research Centre, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. carol.maher@unisa.edu.au.
Matthew AhmadiMackenzie Wearables Research Hub, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Josephine Y ChauDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Emmanuel StamatakisMackenzie Wearables Research Hub, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

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Australian National Health and Medical Research Council APP1180812Medical Research Council
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Abstract

backgroundMost adults fail to meet the moderate to vigorous physical activity-based recommendations needed to maintain or improve health. Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity (VILPA) refers to short (1-2 min) high-intensity activities that are integrated into activities of daily living. VILPA has shown strong potential to improve health and addresses commonly reported barriers to physical activity. However, it is unknown how VILPA can best be promoted among the adult population. This study aimed to evaluate the usability, user engagement, and satisfaction of a mobile application (MovSnax) designed to promote VILPA.

methodsA concurrent mixed methods design was used. It comprised four parts. Part A was a survey with n = 8 mHealth and physical activity experts who had used the app over 7-10 days. Part B was think-aloud interviews with n = 5 end-users aged 40-65 years old. Part C was a survey with a new group of 40-65-year-old end-users (n = 35) who had used the MovSnax app over 7-10 days. Part D was semi-structured interviews with n = 18 participants who took part in Part C. Directed content analysis was used to analyze the results from Parts A, B, and D, and descriptive statistics were used to analyze findings from Part C.

resultsParticipants reported positive views on the MovSnax app for promoting VILPA but also identified usability issues such as unclear purpose, difficulties in manual data entry, and limited customization options. Across the different data collections, they consistently emphasized the need for more motivational features, clearer feedback, and gamification elements to enhance engagement. Quantitative assessment showed satisfactory scores on objective measures but lower ratings on subjective aspects, possibly due to unfamiliarity with the VILPA concept and/or technical barriers.

conclusionsThe MovSnax app, tested in the present study, is the world's first digital tool aimed specifically at increasing VILPA. The findings of the present study underscore the need for further app refinement, focusing on clarifying its purpose and instructions, boosting user engagement through personalization and added motivational elements, enhancing accuracy in detecting VILPA bouts, implementing clearer feedback mechanisms, expanding customization choices (such as font size and comparative data), and ensuring transparent and meaningful activity tracking.

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ExerciseHealth PromotionMobile ApplicationsAdultAgedFemaleHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSurveys and QuestionnairesEvaluationMobile applicationPhysical activity, Digital health, Middle-aged adultsUsability testingVigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity (VILPA)

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PMID39135030
PMCPMC11318164

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