Effects of a Smartphone Application for Children and Family Self-Management on Eating and Physical Activity Behaviors Among Overweight Late School-Aged Children
Keywords:
Overweight, Self-management, Eating behavior, Physical activity, Smartphone applicationAbstract
This quasi-experimental design aimed to study the effects of a smartphone application for children and family self-management on eating and physical activity behaviors. The sample were 60 late school-aged children aged between 10-12 years old. The sample was divided into experimental and control groups, with 30 participants in each group. The experiment group participated in the smartphone application for children and family self-management. The research instruments were 1) a smartphone application for self-management of children and families; 2) a general information questionnaire; 3) an eating behavior questionnaire; and 4) a physical activity questionnaire. The Reliability of the questionnaire were .95 and 1.00 respectively. The data were analyzed by descriptive and t-test statistics.
The results showed that the mean score for eating behavior among overweight late school-aged children after using the application was statistically significantly higher than before using the application and statistically significantly higher than those who did not use the application (p<.01). The mean score for physical activity behavior among overweight late school-aged children after using the smartphone application showed no significant difference compared to before using the application and there was also no significant difference compared to those who did not use the application (p>.05). The application can be used to modify eating behavior and long-term studies should be conducted to observe changes in physical activity behavior.
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