Supporting physical activity adoption through recommender system technology: A pilot study

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Author(s)Agans, Jennifer P.
Author(s)Ma, Fenglong
Author(s)Schade, Serena
Author(s)Sciamanna, Christopher
Date Accessioned2024-04-29T18:57:17Z
Date Available2024-04-29T18:57:17Z
Publication Date2024-04-16
DescriptionAgans JP, Ma F, Schade S, Sciamanna C. Supporting physical activity adoption through recommender system technology: A pilot study. Journal of Health Psychology. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/13591053241242541 was originally published in the Journal of Health Psychology. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241242541. © The Author(s) 2024, Article Reuse Guidelines https://sagepub.com/journals-permissions
AbstractWe tested the potential for recommender system technology to provide personalized physical activity (PA) suggestions for inactive young adults with high bodyweight. We developed a recommender system using data from the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and assessed interest in using the system among 47 young adults (mean age = 23.0 years; 63.4% female; 65.0% White; mean BMI = 29.4). Eleven of these participants (mean age = 23.6 years; 90.9% female, 63.6% White; average BMI = 28.5) also received a PA recommendation and a follow-up interview. Approximately half of the survey participants were willing to use the recommender system, and participants interested in the recommender system differed from those unwilling to try the system (e.g., more likely to be female, worse self-perceived health). Furthermore, eight of the 11 interviewees tried the PA recommended to them, but had mixed reviews of the system’s accuracy. Although our recommender system requires improvements, such systems have promise for supporting PA adoption.
SponsorThe authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by a grant to the first author by the Pennsylvania State University College of Health and Human Development.
CitationAgans JP, Ma F, Schade S, Sciamanna C. Supporting physical activity adoption through recommender system technology: A pilot study. Journal of Health Psychology. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/13591053241242541
ISSN1461-7277
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/34323
Languageen_US
PublisherJournal of Health Psychology
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Keywordsadult
Keywordsefficacy
Keywordsintervention
Keywordsoverweight
Keywordsphysical activity
Keywordsqualitative method
Keywordsquantitative method
Keywordsgood health and well-being
Keywordsindustry, innovation, and infrastructure
TitleSupporting physical activity adoption through recommender system technology: A pilot study
TypeArticle
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