Development of ICT-based intervention on promotion of physical activity

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24700728
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Yamaguchi University
• Principal Investigator: UECHI Hiroaki 山口大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (60367084)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: スマートフォン / パソコン / ＩＣＴ / ｅＨｅａｌｔｈ / 身体活動 / 行動変容

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of internet-intervention for promoting physical activity. The intervention had the following functions: (1) graphic of daily steps, (2) blogging, (3) goal setting, (4) social networking system, and (5) personalized reminders for promoting physical activity. Participants in intervention group were 251 labors who work in 5 industrial classes． As a results, the “Services, N.E.C.” group had significantly higher daily step count in post-intervention. The “Services, N.E.C.” group are assumed using the PC at daily work; therefore a meaning of this result is that it needs participant’s media literacy and substantial ICT environment for using the ICT intervention effectively.

Free Research Field

健康心理学