Acceptability and Usability of a Mobile Health App for Family Obesity Prevention and Management: A Mixed-methods Feasibility Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 231
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- User experiences and acceptability of the NoObesity app
研究概览
简要总结
This evaluation evaluated Health Education England's NoObesity digital health app's usability and acceptability to undertake activities improving families' diet, physical activity and weight. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the app's influence on self-efficacy and goal setting and to determine what can be learned to improve its design for future studies, should there be evidence of adoption and sustainability.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •adult users (over 18 years)
- •fluent in English
- •willing to use the app
- •parents or legal guardians of a child or children OR health care professionals linked to the parent or guardian
- •owner of a smartphone to access the app, with 4G data access
排除标准
- •individuals who are known to the researchers or staff at Health Education England
- •deaf or hearing impairment
- •prior use of the app before study commencement
- •refusal to give informed consent
- •children, vulnerable young people, or vulnerable adults.
研究组 & 干预措施
Using the NoObesity app
A mobile digital app ("NoObesity") that enables families to set goals, track progress, play games, and access additional information and healthcare professionals to access training and monitor patients' progress.
干预措施: NoObesity app (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
User experiences and acceptability of the NoObesity app
时间窗: 6 months
Measured qualitatively through semi-structured interviews to examine what participants liked, disliked, and what they thought could be improved
次要结局
- Qualitative user perspectives of usability(6 months)
- Perceived impact of specific app features on motivation(6 months)
- Usability of the NoObesity app(6 months)
- Engagement with the app(6 months)
- Perceived impact of app on health behaviours(6 months)
- Perceived impact of app on motivation(6 months)
- Self-reported impact of the app on health behaviours(6 months)
- Perceived impact of app on self-efficacy(6 months)
- Factors relating to adoption, implementation, and sustainability(6 months)
研究者
Edward Meinert, PhD
Associate Professor of eHealth
University of Plymouth