Effect of Adding Telephone-Based Brief Coaching to an mHealth App (Stay Strong) for Promoting Physical Activity Among Veterans: Randomized Controlled Trial
Damschroder LJ, Buis LR, McCant FA, Kim HM, Evans R, Oddone EZ, Bastian LA, Hooks G, Kadri R, White-Clark C, Richardson CR, Gierisch JM. Effect of Adding Telephone-Based Brief Coaching to an mHealth App (Stay Strong) for Promoting Physical Activity Among Veterans: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2020, 22: e19216. PMID: 32687474, PMCID: PMC7435619, DOI: 10.2196/19216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERPhysical activityUS veteransActive minutesPatient activationHealth coachingMonths postbaselineWrist-worn physical activity trackerLong-term adherenceFitbit Charge 2 deviceTelephone-based coachingBetween-group differencesMobile health interventionsPersonalized health coachingPhysical activity trackersAverage baseline weightActive military dutyStrong AppBaseline weightSecondary outcomesControlled TrialsPrimary outcomeHealthy weightActive duty serviceCoaching calls