- Title
- Chronic disease risks and use of a smartphone application during a physical activity and dietary intervention in Australian truck drivers
- Creator
- Gilson, Nicholas D.; Pavey, Toby G.; Vandelanotte, Corneel; Duncan, Mitch J.; Gomersall, Sjaan R.; Trost, Stewart G.; Brown, Wendy J.
- Relation
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Vol. 40, Issue 1, p. 91-93
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12501
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Objective: This study examined chronic disease risks and the use of a smartphone activity tracking application during an intervention in Australian truck drivers (April-October 2014). Methods: Forty-four men (mean age=47.5 [SD 9.8] years) completed baseline health measures, and were subsequently offered access to a free wrist-worn activity tracker and smartphone application (Jawbone UP) to monitor step counts and dietary choices during a 20-week intervention. Results: Chronic disease risks were evaluated against guidelines; weekly step count and dietary logs registered by drivers in the application were analysed to evaluate use of the Jawbone UP.Chronic disease risks were high (e.g. 97% high waist circumference [= 94 cm]). Eighteen drivers (41%) did not start the intervention; smartphone technical barriers were the main reason for drop out. Across 20-weeks, drivers who used the Jawbone UP logged step counts for an average of 6 [SD 1] days/week; mean step counts remained consistent across the intervention (weeks 1-4=8,743[SD 2,867] steps/day; weeks 17-20=8,994[SD 3,478] steps/day). The median number of dietary logs significantly decreased from start (17 [IQR 38] logs/weeks) to end of the intervention (0 [IQR 23] logs/week; p<0.01); the median proportion of healthy diet choices relative to total diet choices logged increased across the intervention (weeks 1-4=38[IQR 21]%; weeks 17-20=58[IQR 18]%). Conclusions: Step counts were more successfully monitored than dietary choices in those drivers who used the Jawbone UP. Implications: Smartphone technology facilitated active living and healthy dietary choices, but also prohibited intervention engagement in a number of these high-risk Australian truck drivers.
- Subject
- chronic diseases; smartphones; truck drivers
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1322948
- Identifier
- uon:24700
- Identifier
- ISSN:1326-0200
- Language
- eng
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