Exploring usability in exercise interventions: from conceptualisation to measurement and application (PhD Academy Award)

Adherence to prescribed exercise interventions are typically low,1 and some proposed barriers for use involve programme design issues, lack of enjoyment, knowledge gaps, and resource constraints.2–4 Drawing inspiration from successful methodologies in product development, particularly in technologic...

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Published inBritish journal of sports medicine Vol. 58; no. 18; pp. 1089 - 1090
Main Author Mørtvedt, Anne Inger
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine 20.06.2024
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Behaviour
Committees
Design
Educational research
Exercise
Exercise Therapy
Health promotion
Injury prevention
Intervention
Literature reviews
Medical research
PhD Academy Award
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Product development
Psychological tests
Public health
Quantitative psychology
Research methodology
Sports medicine
Usability testing
United States > US
Michigan
Behaviour
Physical activity
Health promotion
Exercise Therapy
Sports medicine
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Summary:Adherence to prescribed exercise interventions are typically low,1 and some proposed barriers for use involve programme design issues, lack of enjoyment, knowledge gaps, and resource constraints.2–4 Drawing inspiration from successful methodologies in product development, particularly in technological domains, the study explored the potential of usability testing as a tool for enhancing exercise intervention effectiveness. The long version scale derived from the content validation phase was tested for assessing a strength training programme based on recommendations for weekly physical activity by 526 users from the general population.5 Following COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) guidelines, Standards for Educational and Psychological testing, and modern psychometric techniques like item response theory, the efficient 8-item IUSEwas developed and the initial validity evidence established.6 7 What did I find? [...]I would like to thank the Graduate School and the Health Research Institute at Michigan Technological University for providing funding.
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ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
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DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2024-108426