scholarly journals Fostering Engagement in Health Behavior Change: Iterative Development of an Interactive Narrative Environment to Enhance Adolescent Preventive Health Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. S34-S44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Ozer ◽  
Jonathan Rowe ◽  
Kathleen P. Tebb ◽  
Mark Berna ◽  
Carlos Penilla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Preventive Health Services ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Interactive Narrative ◽  
Iterative Development

scholarly journals Preventive Health Behavior Change Text Message Interventions: A Meta-analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashleigh A. Armanasco ◽  
Yvette D. Miller ◽  
Brianna S. Fjeldsoe ◽  
Alison L. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Preventive Health Behavior

Online social network use among parents of young childhood cancer survivors.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 82-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Gregory Wilford ◽  
Kathryn Osann ◽  
Lari B. Wenzel
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Childhood Cancer Survivors ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Childhood Cancer Survivorship

82 Background: Online social networks (OSNs) have emerged in the past decade as potentially powerful tools for health information sharing and health behavior change. According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 75% of all parents are active on OSNs. Given the high level of need for childhood cancer survivorship health education and preventive health behavior change, OSNs represent key resources for parents to engage with experts and peers over survivorship health. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 114 parents of young and adolescent ( < 13 years) childhood cancer survivors was used to examine parent OSN use in specific platforms. Recruitment was conducted through online social support groups of two childhood cancer non-profits that focus on parent support. The novel online survey investigated OSN frequency of use, history of making new friends in OSNs, and whether OSNs were “good for sharing and receiving reliable and high quality information on diet, physical activity, and other healthy behaviors.” Results: Parents reported high levels of OSN use with 80% reporting daily use. Facebook was the most commonly used OSN by a wide margin. Seventy-eight percent of parents reported using it every day. The next most used OSN was Instagram (15%). Parents reported making new friends on Facebook (86%), followed by Instagram (22%) and Twitter (10%). Among parents who have used the respective OSNs, several were endorsed as being “good” or “extremely good” for sharing survivorship-related preventive health information. Facebook was endorsed by 76% of its users, Twitter and Pinterest by 59%, Google+ by 52%, and Instagram by 40%. None of the demographic variables collected predicted parent OSN use or perception. There was a strong association between parents using OSNs daily and their reporting having made new friends on OSNs (p < .000). Conclusions: Parents of young childhood cancer survivors recruited from online support groups report high levels of OSN use and making new friends through OSNs, and find OSNs potentially good sources for sharing and receiving survivorship-related health information. OSNs in general, and Facebook in particular, represent promising avenues for childhood cancer survivorship health information dissemination.

Predictors of Health Behavior Change in School-Based Obesity Prevention

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara Harrington ◽  
Maureen E. Kenny ◽  
Deirdre Brogan ◽  
Lynn Y. Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
School Based

A review of mHealth depression apps: Assessing app functions for the Self-Determination Theory (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Brownlow
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Healthcare Research ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Ideal Tool ◽  
Google Play

BACKGROUND Smartphone applications (apps) are an ideal tool that is highly accessible to people who wish to begin self-treatment for depression. While many studies have performed content analyses on healthcare apps, few studies have reviewed these apps for adherence to behavior theory. Furthermore, apps for depression management are underrepresented in healthcare research. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to assess mHealth depression apps using SDT as a theoretical framework for meeting needs of autonomy, competence and, relatedness METHODS All depression healthcare apps available in Australia from the iTunes and Google Play app stores that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed. Each app was reviewed based on price options, store availability, download rates, and how in-app functions met the three basic needs for motivation towards health behavior change outlined in the Self-Determination Theory (SDT). RESULTS The analysis of the apps showed that most apps were free to download (69.9%) and addressed at least one of the three needs (81.4%) of SDT. However, few apps addressed all three of the basic needs through their functions (7.7%), and no apps hosted all functions expected to stimulate motivation for health behavior change. Furthermore, neither store availability, price option nor download rate were accurate predictors that apps hosted in-app functions expected to meet the basic needs. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that some depression healthcare apps that meet the basic needs would effectively stimulate motivation (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness). However, each individual app is limited in its number of functions that meet the basic needs. People who want access to more functions would need to download a suite of apps.

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