Can a multi-level intervention approach, combining behavioural disciplines, novel technology and incentives increase physical activity at population-level?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite a global call for action and growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD) associated with physical inactivity, effective interventions to increase community-wide physical activity (PA) remain few. NCDs accounted for 80% of Singapore's disease burden (2015) and yet 40% of Singaporeans did not meet minimum recommended weekly PA despite evidence of the benefits to cardiorespiratory health, diabetes and cancer prevention.

Methods

A large-scale public health intervention was initiated in 2015 to increase population-level PA through incidental daily walking. Intervention components included fitness trackers, redeemable rewards and gamification, implemented in a mutually-reinforcing manner within an eco-system supportive of PA and informed by real-time data

SUBMITTER: Chew L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7802355 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature