Video-based smartphone app ('VIDEA bewegt') for physical activity support in German adults: a single-armed observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the video-based smartphone app 'VIDEA bewegt' over eight programme weeks on physical activity in German adults.

Design

The study used a single-arm observational design, assessing the app's effectiveness under real-life conditions. Data were collected from July 2019 to July 2020.

Setting

The app is enabling users to access video-based educational content via their smartphone. A clinical visit or in-person contact was not required.

Participants

All individuals registered in the freely available app were invited to take part in the study.

Interventions

The app aims to increase physical activity in everyday life. It combines educative videos on lifestyle-related benefits and inst

SUBMITTER: Fischer T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796221 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature