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Supporting Physical Activity for Informal Caregivers during and beyond COVID-19: Exploring the Feasibility, Usability and Acceptability of a Digital Health Smartphone Application, 'CareFit'.
Egan, Kieren J; Hodgson, William; Imperatore, Gennaro; Dunlop, Mark D; Maguire, Roma; Kirk, Alison.
  • Egan KJ; Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, UK.
  • Hodgson W; Physical Activity for Health Group, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, UK.
  • Imperatore G; Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, UK.
  • Dunlop MD; Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, UK.
  • Maguire R; Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, UK.
  • Kirk A; Physical Activity for Health Group, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 19(19)2022 Sep 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2065988
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed how our global societies rely upon the care and support of informal (unpaid) caregivers in the UK alone, there are an estimated 6.5 million informal carers. The caring role is not just precarious, it is often associated with high levels of stress, poor/deteriorating health and crisis points (hospitalisations, worsening of health). Fittingly, there has been much research in recent years focusing on mental health supports. A lesser explored area is physical health and physical activity. To address this, we conducted a real-world feasibility, usability and acceptability study of a novel codesigned digital health app for caregivers to improve levels of physical activity. Our study was designed to test the prototype app use for three weeks, following participants across questionnaires/in app data/qualitative data. Our findings (from 27 caregivers) highlights key knowledge gaps around physical activity-national guidelines were not reaching populations studies and behavioural change techniques hold promise to help support caregivers in the longer term. Our collective results support the acceptability, usability and feasibility of the Carefit app and warrant further investigation.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mobile Applications / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph191912506

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mobile Applications / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph191912506