Effectiveness of a smartphone app in increasing physical activity amongst male adults: a randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Tim Harries (Author), Parisa Eslambolchilar (Author), Ruth Rettie (Author), Chris Stride (Author), Simon Walton (Author), Hugo C. van Woerden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Smartphones are ideal for promoting physical activity in those with little intrinsic motivation for exercise. This study tested three hypotheses: H1 - receipt of social feedback generates higher step-counts than receipt of no feedback; H2 - receipt of social feedback generates hi...