Ly Hieu
Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Health Promotion Research Laboratory, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Mhealth. 2016 Dec 23;2:47. doi: 10.21037/mhealth.2016.12.03. eCollection 2016.
A commitment to regular physical activity may reduce the risks of chronic diseases for young adults. Internationally, the majority of post-secondary students are insufficiently active for health benefits. Novel health strategies and interventions utilizing mobiles phones could increase post-secondary students' physical activity levels. However, there is contradictory evidence to support the use of mobile phones to promote physical activity, and a scoping review could provide further insights into this topic. The purpose of this study was to conduct a scoping review to explore the existing literature and investigate what is currently known about the use of mobile phones to enhance physical activity levels among post-secondary students. A total of 84 articles were identified from the literature search, and six studies were selected for data analysis. Two major themes were supported by the evidence, which included: (I) the relationship between mobile phones and physical activity levels; and (II) students' perceptions of mobile phones. Goal setting principles combined with text message interventions were reported to have significant influences on students' physical activity levels. Students expressed mixed feelings about coaching elements of apps and posting personal results on social networking websites. No studies reported the use of objective physical activity measurements. In conclusion, mobile phone technologies such as text message reminders could be included in health interventions to enhance post-secondary students' physical activity levels. There is limited evidence available on this topic and additional research is warranted to establish a clearer understanding of the relationship between mobile phones and post-secondary students' physical activity.
坚持定期进行体育活动可能会降低年轻人患慢性病的风险。在国际上，大多数大专学生的运动量不足以带来健康益处。利用手机的新型健康策略和干预措施可能会提高大专学生的体育活动水平。然而，有相互矛盾的证据支持使用手机来促进体育活动，一项范围综述可能会为该主题提供进一步的见解。本研究的目的是进行一项范围综述，以探索现有文献，并调查目前关于使用手机提高大专学生体育活动水平的已知情况。通过文献检索共识别出84篇文章，选取了6项研究进行数据分析。证据支持两个主要主题，包括：（I）手机与体育活动水平之间的关系；以及（II）学生对手机的看法。据报道，目标设定原则与短信干预相结合对学生的体育活动水平有显著影响。学生们对应用程序的指导元素以及在社交网站上发布个人成果表达了复杂的感受。没有研究报告使用客观的体育活动测量方法。总之，诸如短信提醒等手机技术可以纳入健康干预措施，以提高大专学生的体育活动水平。关于这个主题的现有证据有限，需要更多的研究来更清楚地了解手机与大专学生体育活动之间的关系。
