Designing effective point-of-choice prompts to promote active transportation and staircase use at a Canadian University.
J Am Coll Health
; 67(3): 215-223, 2019 04.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29952735
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to determine the most suitable health messages and designs to create point-of-choice prompts for promoting active transportation and staircase use that would appeal to undergraduate students.PARTICIPANTS:
Undergraduate students (N = 21; 71% women) were recruited during Fall (2016) and Winter (2017) semesters.METHODS:
Focus groups (50-80 minutes each) were organized to obtain students' feedback on the kind of messages and poster designs they found motivational. Inductive content analysis was performed on verbatim transcripts. Descriptive statistics were calculated to summarize demographic characteristics of participants.RESULTS:
The major themes revealed thatparticipants:
preferred simple designs with tailored messages; had diverse lifestyle-based values associated with physical activity; and participation in activities were affected by uncontrollable factors (eg, time, built environment, and weather).CONCLUSIONS:
This study provides insights for designing suitable point-of-choice prompts that are tailored for university students in terms of future interventions that aim to improve their activity levels.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students
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Bicycling
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Exercise
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Walking
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Environment Design
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Healthy Lifestyle
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Stair Climbing
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Am Coll Health
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada