Table 2.
Comparison of app and pedometer use and self-reported physical activity between control and intervention groups.
| Survey questions | Overall (N=203), n (%) | Control (n=69), n (%) | Intervention (regular and plus; n=134), n (%) | Overall P value | |
| Do you currently have a health-related mobile application? (yes) | 84 (42.0) | 29 (42) | 55 (41.7) | .89 | |
| Do you currently wear a pedometer? (yes) | 84 (41.4) | 18 (26) | 66 (49.3) | .002 | |
| Do you have your own pedometer? (yes)a | 125 (61.9) | 35 (51) | 90 (67.2) | .03 | |
| Reasons for not purchasing a pedometer after the study visitb | n=77 | n=33 | n=44 | N/Ac | |
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Still planning to purchase or keep looking | 31 (40) | 13 (39) | 18 (53) | N/A |
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Too expensive or financial difficulty | 17 (22) | 2 (6) | 15 (44) | N/A |
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Use app or phone or be able to estimate steps | 9 (12) | 4 (12) | 5 (15) | N/A |
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Do not help or do not like | 8 (10) | 6 (18) | 2 (6) | N/A |
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Technology challenging or not accurate | 6 (8) | 4 (12) | 2 (6) | N/A |
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Has one somewhere or has not set up | 6 (8) | 5 (15) | 1 (3) | N/A |
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Other | 6 (8) | 2 (6) | 4 (12) | N/A |
| Since your 9-month visit, what types of exercise have you engaged in to be physically active? (multiple choice question)d | n=203 | n=69 | n=134 | N/A | |
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Walking | 126 (62.1) | 49 (71) | 77 (57.5) | .06 |
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Brisk walking | 94 (46.3) | 21 (30) | 73 (54.5) | .001 |
| Yoga | 20 (9.9) | 3 (4) | 17 (12.7) | .06 | |
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Hiking | 15 (7.4) | 5 (7) | 10 (7.5) | .96 |
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Gardening or yard work | 16 (7.9) | 7 (10) | 9 (6.7) | .39 |
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Cycling | 19 (9.4) | 7 (10) | 12 (9.0) | .78 |
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Other | 110 (54.2) | 39 (56) | 71 (53.0) | .77 |
| Since your 9-month study visit, has your physical activity been more, less, or about the same (compared with the first 9 months of the study)?e | n=203 | n=69 | n=134 | N/A | |
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About the same | 66 (32.5) | 27 (39) | 39 (29.1) | .001 |
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More | 64 (31.5) | 29 (42) | 35 (26.1) | .001 |
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Less | 73 (36.0) | 13 (18) | 60 (44.8) | .001 |
| Top 3 reasons for being less active after the 9-month visit (multiple choice question)f | n=73 | n=13 | n=60 | N/A | |
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Study ended | 20 (28) | 0 (0) | 20 (33) | N/A |
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Lack of time | 20 (28) | 4 (31) | 16 (27) | N/A |
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Did not have a pedometer | 12 (16) | 2 (15) | 10 (17) | N/A |
aMissing 1 participant.
bTotal N=77, control n=33, intervention n=34.
cN/A: not applicable.
dN=203 but some subjects answered more than once.
eN=203.
fTotal N=73, control n=13, intervention n=60.