An Integrated Model for Evaluating the Sustainability of Gamified Mobile Health Apps: An Instrument Development and Validation
Mobile health (mHealth) apps are designed to support health behavior outcomes and improve well-being. The existing body of literature confirms mHealth’s overall efficacy in promoting physical activity; however, more research on its utility in sustaining user engagement is needed. Understanding the d...
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| author | Abdulsalam Salihu Mustafa Nor’ashikin Ali Jaspaljeet Singh Dhillon Darshana Sedera |
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| description | Mobile health (mHealth) apps are designed to support health behavior outcomes and improve well-being. The existing body of literature confirms mHealth’s overall efficacy in promoting physical activity; however, more research on its utility in sustaining user engagement is needed. Understanding the determinants of an individual’s willingness to continue using mHealth is vital to improving the intervention’s success. This study developed a unified model and survey instrument adapted from extant literature while introducing new constructs to predict the sustained use of gamified mHealth. A pilot study was conducted to validate the survey instrument using 48 gamified fitness app users in Malaysia. The survey instrument was tested following rigorous guidelines for quantitative research in the information system context. According to the findings, the reliabilities of most measurement items met the criterion, and those items were retained. Overall, this paper contributes by integrating social comparison theory and the self-determination theory for sustaining user engagement with gamified mHealth through an extrinsic and intrinsic motivation perspective. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db2f7b6850af460bad41f71095d221812023-11-17T16:44:42ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-04-01117105110.3390/healthcare11071051An Integrated Model for Evaluating the Sustainability of Gamified Mobile Health Apps: An Instrument Development and ValidationAbdulsalam Salihu Mustafa0Nor’ashikin Ali1Jaspaljeet Singh Dhillon2Darshana Sedera3College of Graduate Studies, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, MalaysiaCollege of Graduate Studies, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, MalaysiaCollege of Computing and Informatics, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, MalaysiaFaculty of Business, Law and Arts, Southern Cross University, East Lismore, NSW 2480, AustraliaMobile health (mHealth) apps are designed to support health behavior outcomes and improve well-being. The existing body of literature confirms mHealth’s overall efficacy in promoting physical activity; however, more research on its utility in sustaining user engagement is needed. Understanding the determinants of an individual’s willingness to continue using mHealth is vital to improving the intervention’s success. This study developed a unified model and survey instrument adapted from extant literature while introducing new constructs to predict the sustained use of gamified mHealth. A pilot study was conducted to validate the survey instrument using 48 gamified fitness app users in Malaysia. The survey instrument was tested following rigorous guidelines for quantitative research in the information system context. According to the findings, the reliabilities of most measurement items met the criterion, and those items were retained. Overall, this paper contributes by integrating social comparison theory and the self-determination theory for sustaining user engagement with gamified mHealth through an extrinsic and intrinsic motivation perspective.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/7/1051gamificationmHealthphysical activitymotivationcontinuance intention |
| spellingShingle | Abdulsalam Salihu Mustafa Nor’ashikin Ali Jaspaljeet Singh Dhillon Darshana Sedera An Integrated Model for Evaluating the Sustainability of Gamified Mobile Health Apps: An Instrument Development and Validation Healthcare gamification mHealth physical activity motivation continuance intention |
| title | An Integrated Model for Evaluating the Sustainability of Gamified Mobile Health Apps: An Instrument Development and Validation |
| title_full | An Integrated Model for Evaluating the Sustainability of Gamified Mobile Health Apps: An Instrument Development and Validation |
| title_fullStr | An Integrated Model for Evaluating the Sustainability of Gamified Mobile Health Apps: An Instrument Development and Validation |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Integrated Model for Evaluating the Sustainability of Gamified Mobile Health Apps: An Instrument Development and Validation |
| title_short | An Integrated Model for Evaluating the Sustainability of Gamified Mobile Health Apps: An Instrument Development and Validation |
| title_sort | integrated model for evaluating the sustainability of gamified mobile health apps an instrument development and validation |
| topic | gamification mHealth physical activity motivation continuance intention |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/7/1051 |
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