TY - GEN
T1 - A mobile phone enabled health promotion program for middle-aged males
AU - Ding, H.
AU - Karunanithi, M.
AU - Duncan, M.
AU - Ireland, D.
AU - Noakes, M.
AU - Hooker, C.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The prevalence of chronic diseases among middle aged males outweigh their female counterparts in developed countries. To prevent this, delivery of health promotion programs targeting lifestyle modifications of physical activity and nutrition in middle-aged males has been essential, but often difficult. ManUp health promotion program was a recent initiative that uses current advances in information and communication technology (ICT) to reach the middle-aged males. One of the key components of the ICT approach was the development of smartphone application to enable middle-aged men to uptake the program with their own mobile phone. The smart phone application was aimed at providing varied level of challenges towards physical activity and healthy eating behavior, with interactive and motivational feedback SMS messages. The ManUp program was recently implemented and trialed in a randomized control trial in Gladstone and Rockhampton, Queens. This paper describes the components of the smart phone application integrated within the ManUp health promotion program.
AB - The prevalence of chronic diseases among middle aged males outweigh their female counterparts in developed countries. To prevent this, delivery of health promotion programs targeting lifestyle modifications of physical activity and nutrition in middle-aged males has been essential, but often difficult. ManUp health promotion program was a recent initiative that uses current advances in information and communication technology (ICT) to reach the middle-aged males. One of the key components of the ICT approach was the development of smartphone application to enable middle-aged men to uptake the program with their own mobile phone. The smart phone application was aimed at providing varied level of challenges towards physical activity and healthy eating behavior, with interactive and motivational feedback SMS messages. The ManUp program was recently implemented and trialed in a randomized control trial in Gladstone and Rockhampton, Queens. This paper describes the components of the smart phone application integrated within the ManUp health promotion program.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84886456191&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609715
DO - 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609715
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 24109902
AN - SCOPUS:84886456191
SN - 9781457702167
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
SP - 1173
EP - 1176
BT - 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2013
T2 - 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2013
Y2 - 3 July 2013 through 7 July 2013
ER -