Engagement of African American Women With Fitness Trackers and Mobile Technology for Shared Physical Activity Goals: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While there is growing evidence demonstrating the usefulness of integrating social features within mobile health approaches, little research has explored how African American women use mobile platforms to facilitate physical activity within the context of a group-based physical activity intervention.

Objective

The primary aim of this study was to qualitatively describe how African American women used private group messaging boards on the Fitbit mobile app (eg, the type of social and motivational strategies) during a 10-week group-based physical activity intervention. The secondary aim of this study was to quantitatively test whether greater engagement on the Fitbit mobile app (number of posts per week) was associated with greater daily physical activity (ie, steps

SUBMITTER: Sweeney A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12752912 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature