Barriers and facilitators to parents' engagement with and perceived impact of a childhood obesity app: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT: Childhood obesity is a growing global health concern. Although mobile health apps have the potential to deliver behavioural interventions, their impact is commonly limited by a lack of sufficient engagement. The purpose of this study was to explore barriers and facilitators to engagement with a family-focused app and its perceived impact on motivation, self-efficacy, and behaviour. Parents with at least one child under 18 and healthcare professionals working with children were recruited; all participants were allocated to use the NoObesity app over a 6-month period. The mixed-methods design was based on the Non-adoption, Abandonment, Scale-Up, Spread, and Sustainability and Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance frameworks. Qualitative and quantitative data were ga

SUBMITTER: Milne-Ives M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10971669 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature