Lin Yingyi, Mâsse Louise C
Spatial Sciences Institute, Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, AHF B57A Los Angeles, CA 90089-0374, United States.
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Canada.
Prev Med Rep. 2021 Sep 20;24:101565. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101565. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Mobile-Health is increasingly used to deliver lifestyle modification interventions; however, little is known about how users engage with these apps. This study aims to profile how teens engage with Aim2Be- a lifestyles behavior modification app), characterize engagement profiles, and examine which engagement profiles support changes in behaviors (diet, physical activity, screen time and sleep) and changes in the mediators targeted by the app. Data were collected from 301 teens (14.8 years, 49% boys, 68% Caucasian) living in Canada, from March to October 2018, who utilized the Aim2Be app for 4.5 months. App-analytics tracked teen engagement with the app features (selecting aims, completing tasks and quick wins, using the knowledge center and social wall, and accessing the virtual coach). Factor mixture modeling identified the following engagement profiles: (32%) did not use most app features; (25%) minimally used the app features; (24%) had moderate-to-high use of app features; and (19%) had the highest use of all app features. Regression models showed that teens were more engaged with Aim2Be if their parents were involved and if they participated with their mothers and/or an educated parent. Finally, significantly improved on most mediators of behavior change and increased their fruit and vegetable intake. The findings suggest that parental engagement supported teen engagement of the Aim2Be app and high engagement was needed to support behavior change among teens. Gaining a greater understanding of the features that appeal to teens is necessary to support behavior change.
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