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Translational Behavioral Medicine
Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine 3/2016

01-09-2016 | Original Research

BeWell24: development and process evaluation of a smartphone “app” to improve sleep, sedentary, and active behaviors in US Veterans with increased metabolic risk

Authors: Matthew P. Buman, PhD, Dana R. Epstein, PhD, RN, Monica Gutierrez, MSW, Christine Herb, RN, Kevin Hollingshead, BS, Jennifer L. Huberty, PhD, Eric B. Hekler, PhD, Sonia Vega-López, PhD, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, PhD, Andrea C. Hekler, PhD, Carol M. Baldwin, PhD, RN

Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine | Issue 3/2016

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Abstract

Lifestyle behaviors across the 24-h spectrum (i.e., sleep, sedentary, and active behaviors) drive metabolic risk. We describe the development and process evaluation of BeWell24, a multicomponent smartphone application (or “app”) that targets behavior change in these interdependent behaviors. A community-embedded iterative design framework was used to develop the app. An 8-week multiphase optimization strategy design study was used to test the initial efficacy of the sleep, sedentary, and exercise components of the app. Process evaluation outcomes included objectively measured app usage statistics (e.g., minutes of usage, self-monitoring patterns), user experience interviews, and satisfaction ratings. Participants (N = 26) logged approximately 60 % of their sleep, sedentary, and exercise behaviors, which took 3–4 min/day to complete. Usage of the sleep and sedentary components peaked at week 2 and remained high throughout the intervention. Exercise component use was low. User experiences were mixed, and overall satisfaction was modest.
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Metadata
Title
BeWell24: development and process evaluation of a smartphone “app” to improve sleep, sedentary, and active behaviors in US Veterans with increased metabolic risk
Authors
Matthew P. Buman, PhD
Dana R. Epstein, PhD, RN
Monica Gutierrez, MSW
Christine Herb, RN
Kevin Hollingshead, BS
Jennifer L. Huberty, PhD
Eric B. Hekler, PhD
Sonia Vega-López, PhD
Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, PhD
Andrea C. Hekler, PhD
Carol M. Baldwin, PhD, RN
Publication date
01-09-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Translational Behavioral Medicine / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1869-6716
Electronic ISSN: 1613-9860
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-015-0359-3

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