Users’ thoughts and opinions about a self-regulation-based eHealth intervention targeting physical activity and the intake of fruit and vegetables: A qualitative study

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Telemedicine Business Week -- New research on Life Science Research is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from Ghent, Belgium, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “EHealth interventions are effective in changing health behaviours, such as increasing physical activity and altering dietary habits, but suffer from high attrition rates. In order to create interventions that are adapted to end-users, in-depth investigations about their opinions and preferences are required.”

Financial support for this research came from Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Ghent University, “As opinions and preferences may vary for different target groups, we explored these in two groups: the general population and a clinical sample. Twenty adults from the general population (mean age=42.65, 11 women) and twenty adults with type 2 diabetes (mean age=64.30, 12 women) performed ‘MyPlan 1.0’, which is a self-regulation-based eHealth intervention designed to increase physical activity and the intake of fruit and vegetables in the general population. The opinions and preferences of end-users were explored using a think aloud procedure and a questionnaire. During a home visit, participants were invited to think aloud while performing ‘MyPlan 1.0’. The thoughts were transcribed verbatim and inductive thematic analysis was applied. Both groups had similar opinions regarding health behaviours and ‘MyPlan 1.0’. Participants generally liked the website, but often experienced it as time-consuming. Furthermore, they regularly mentioned that a mobile application would be useful to remind them about their goals on a daily basis. Finally, users’ ideas about how to pursue health behaviours often hindered them to correctly use the website. Although originally created for the general population, ‘MyPlan 1.0’ can also be used in adults with type 2 diabetes. Nevertheless, more adaptations are needed to make the eHealth intervention more convenient and less time-consuming.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Furthermore, users’ ideas regarding a healthy lifestyle should be taken into account when designing online interventions.”

For more information on this research see: Users’ thoughts and opinions about a self-regulation-based eHealth intervention targeting physical activity and the intake of fruit and vegetables: A qualitative study. Plos One , 2017;12(12):e0190020. (Public Library of Science - www.plos.org; Plos One - www.plosone.org)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting L. Poppe, Dept. of Movement and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Additional authors for this research include C. Van der Mispel, I. De Bourdeaudhuij, M. Verloigne, S. Shadid and G. Crombez.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190020. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

CITATION: (2018-01-10), Studies in the Area of Life Science Research Reported from Ghent University (Users’ thoughts and opinions about a self-regulation-based eHealth intervention targeting physical activity and the intake of fruit and vegetables: A qualitative study), Telemedicine Business Week, 36, ISSN: 1553-3433, BUTTER® ID: 014950896

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