Jennings Cally A, Berry Tanya R, Carson Valerie, Culos-Reed S Nicole, Duncan Mitch J, Loitz Christina C, McCormack Gavin R, McHugh Tara-Leigh F, Spence John C, Vallance Jeff K, Mummery W Kerry
Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2J9, Canada.
Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
Transl Behav Med. 2017 Mar;7(1):16-27. doi: 10.1007/s13142-016-0417-5.
UWALK is a multi-strategy, multi-sector, theory-informed, community-wide approach using e and mHealth to promote physical activity in Alberta, Canada. The aim of UWALK is to promote physical activity, primarily via the accumulation of steps and flights of stairs, through a single over-arching brand. This paper describes the development of the UWALK program. A social ecological model and the social cognitive theory guided the development of key strategies, including the marketing and communication activities, establishing partnerships with key stakeholders, and e and mHealth programs. The program promotes the use of physical activity monitoring devices to self-monitor physical activity. This includes pedometers, electronic devices, and smartphone applications. In addition to entering physical activity data manually, the e and mHealth program provides the function for objective data to be automatically uploaded from select electronic devices (Fitbit®, Garmin and the smartphone application Moves) The RE-AIM framework is used to guide the evaluation of UWALK. Funding for the program commenced in February 2013. The UWALK brand was introduced on April 12, 2013 with the official launch, including the UWALK website on September 20, 2013. This paper describes the development and evaluation framework of a physical activity promotion program. This program has the potential for population level dissemination and uptake of an ecologically valid physical activity promotion program that is evidence-based and theoretically framed.
UWALK是一种多策略、多部门、基于理论且覆盖整个社区的方法,利用电子和移动健康手段在加拿大艾伯塔省促进身体活动。UWALK的目标是通过一个统一的总体品牌,主要通过步数和楼梯层数的累积来促进身体活动。本文描述了UWALK项目的发展情况。社会生态模型和社会认知理论指导了关键策略的制定,包括营销与传播活动、与关键利益相关者建立伙伴关系以及电子和移动健康项目。该项目推广使用身体活动监测设备来自我监测身体活动。这包括计步器、电子设备和智能手机应用程序。除了手动输入身体活动数据外,电子和移动健康项目还具备从选定电子设备(Fitbit®、佳明和智能手机应用程序Moves)自动上传客观数据的功能。RE-AIM框架用于指导UWALK的评估。该项目于2013年2月开始获得资金。UWALK品牌于2013年4月12日正式推出,包括2013年9月20日上线的UWALK网站。本文描述了一个身体活动促进项目的发展和评估框架。该项目有可能在人群层面传播和采用一个基于证据且理论框架完善的生态有效的身体活动促进项目。