iEngage: A digital health education program designed to enhance physical activity in young adolescents.
iEngage is a modular health education and behavioural change program designed to help adolescents increase moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The program is delivered through the iEngage app which integrates activity trackers data (Misfit Ray©) within 10 interactive learning modules. Key...
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| author | Corinne Caillaud Susan Ledger Claudio Diaz Gaël Clerc Olivier Galy Kalina Yacef |
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| description | iEngage is a modular health education and behavioural change program designed to help adolescents increase moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The program is delivered through the iEngage app which integrates activity trackers data (Misfit Ray©) within 10 interactive learning modules. Key features include guidance to set goals, self-monitor and assess achievements, and experiential learning via the connected activity trackers which allows for continuous steps recording during the program. iEngage was implemented in two schools over 5 weeks with 10-12 years old adolescents (n = 57) and PA outcomes compared to control group (n = 26). Results show that adolescents successfully set goals and self-assessed achievements during the program, progressing toward higher physical activity (PA) levels as shown by the 30% increase in daily steps through the program (+ 2647 steps/day, P < .001) with boys increasing goals and achievements faster than girls. The consistency in days totalling at least 11,000 steps/day increased from 35% at the start to 48% at the end of the program. The increase in PA is confirmed through the assessment of MVPA during schooldays pre- and post- program via research grade wrist accelerometers in both iEngage and control participants. Contrasting with the control group, MVPA was increased in the week following the program (~+5 min/day, P = .023) in short bouts, particularly during lunch time, recess and after school. This study shows that a digital program integrating activity trackers data, health education, goals setting and self-monitoring of PA, helped young adolescents enhance PA goals, improve achievements and increase MVPA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f442ad15c36e4aafbadd89de16be56c02022-12-22T04:32:02ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011710e027464410.1371/journal.pone.0274644iEngage: A digital health education program designed to enhance physical activity in young adolescents.Corinne CaillaudSusan LedgerClaudio DiazGaël ClercOlivier GalyKalina YacefiEngage is a modular health education and behavioural change program designed to help adolescents increase moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The program is delivered through the iEngage app which integrates activity trackers data (Misfit Ray©) within 10 interactive learning modules. Key features include guidance to set goals, self-monitor and assess achievements, and experiential learning via the connected activity trackers which allows for continuous steps recording during the program. iEngage was implemented in two schools over 5 weeks with 10-12 years old adolescents (n = 57) and PA outcomes compared to control group (n = 26). Results show that adolescents successfully set goals and self-assessed achievements during the program, progressing toward higher physical activity (PA) levels as shown by the 30% increase in daily steps through the program (+ 2647 steps/day, P < .001) with boys increasing goals and achievements faster than girls. The consistency in days totalling at least 11,000 steps/day increased from 35% at the start to 48% at the end of the program. The increase in PA is confirmed through the assessment of MVPA during schooldays pre- and post- program via research grade wrist accelerometers in both iEngage and control participants. Contrasting with the control group, MVPA was increased in the week following the program (~+5 min/day, P = .023) in short bouts, particularly during lunch time, recess and after school. This study shows that a digital program integrating activity trackers data, health education, goals setting and self-monitoring of PA, helped young adolescents enhance PA goals, improve achievements and increase MVPA.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274644 |
| spellingShingle | Corinne Caillaud Susan Ledger Claudio Diaz Gaël Clerc Olivier Galy Kalina Yacef iEngage: A digital health education program designed to enhance physical activity in young adolescents. PLoS ONE |
| title | iEngage: A digital health education program designed to enhance physical activity in young adolescents. |
| title_full | iEngage: A digital health education program designed to enhance physical activity in young adolescents. |
| title_fullStr | iEngage: A digital health education program designed to enhance physical activity in young adolescents. |
| title_full_unstemmed | iEngage: A digital health education program designed to enhance physical activity in young adolescents. |
| title_short | iEngage: A digital health education program designed to enhance physical activity in young adolescents. |
| title_sort | iengage a digital health education program designed to enhance physical activity in young adolescents |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274644 |
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