Department of Kinesiology, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 29;19(3):1557. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031557.
Black women of reproductive age are disproportionately affected by chronic health conditions and related disease risk factors such as physical inactivity and obesity. Health promotion studies need to focus on this population since optimizing preconception health will lead to improvement of both birth outcomes and the woman's long-term health. mHealth interventions that utilize wearable sensors to provide personalized and timely feedback can be used to promote physical activity (PA). This study aimed to examine Black women's wearable sensor usage and their perceptions about future mHealth interventions that target PA and sleep. Our analysis included 497 Black women (aged 18-47 years) who completed a cross-sectional online survey. Ninety-two percent of participants did not meet the recommended level of PA, and 32.3% reported poor sleep quality. More participants indicated interest in a remote PA program (77%) than an in-person one (73%). More than half of participants indicated interest in receiving personalized feedback messages based on wearable trackers about PA (58.1%) and sleep (63.5%). This perceived acceptability of remote intervention and wearable-based feedback messages did not differ by socioeconomic status. Remotely delivered mHealth interventions that utilize wearables can be a viable behavioral change strategy to promote PA and sleep quality in Black women.
育龄期黑人女性受到慢性健康状况和相关疾病风险因素的影响不成比例，如身体活动不足和肥胖。由于优化孕前健康将改善出生结局和女性的长期健康，因此健康促进研究需要关注这一人群。利用可穿戴传感器提供个性化和及时反馈的移动健康干预措施可用于促进身体活动（PA）。本研究旨在调查黑人女性对可穿戴传感器的使用情况以及她们对针对 PA 和睡眠的未来移动健康干预措施的看法。我们的分析包括 497 名黑人女性（年龄在 18-47 岁之间），她们完成了一项横断面在线调查。92%的参与者没有达到推荐的 PA 水平，32.3%报告睡眠质量差。更多的参与者表示对远程 PA 计划（77%）比面对面的计划（73%）更感兴趣。超过一半的参与者表示有兴趣根据可穿戴追踪器收到有关 PA（58.1%）和睡眠（63.5%）的个性化反馈信息。这种对远程干预和基于可穿戴设备的反馈信息的可接受性不因社会经济地位而异。利用可穿戴设备远程提供的移动健康干预措施可能是一种可行的行为改变策略，可促进黑人女性的 PA 和睡眠质量。
