Physical activity
Conditions
Interventions
DN:Each message containing information including (1) students’ own behaviors (e.g. not achieving the WHO guidelines), (2) students’ descriptive norm perceptions (e.g. perceived proportions of referent
IN:Each message containing information including (1) students’ own approval of certain behaviors (e.g. achieving the WHO guidelines), (2) students’ injunctive norm perceptions (e.g. perceived referent
DN+IN:Each message combined information delivered to DN group and IN group will be delivered twice via text message. Eight text messages will be delivered within a week.
Attention Control:Each message containing information regarding a specific behavior irrelevant to physical activity for one’s own behavior and actual referents’ behavior will be delivered twice via te
Sponsors
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) current graduate students in China, (2) those whose physical activity level being classified as physical inactivity according to the WHO guidelines, (3) adults aged 18 or above, and (4) having enabled Werun.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: those who answer YES to any questions in The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire, and (2) pregnant and postpartum women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total physical activity; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Achievement of the guidelines recommended by the WHO;Energy expenditure;Sedentary behavior;Step counts;Physical activity intentions;Descriptive norms for physical activity;Injunctive norms for physical activity;Emotional status;Health-related quality of life; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYE XINCHEN
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK
Outcome results
None listed