Older adults’ compliance with mobile ecological momentary assessments in behavioral nutrition and physical activity research: pooled results of four intensive longitudinal studies and recommendations for future research
The findings of this study shed light on the complexities surrounding compliance with mobile EMA protocols among older adults in health behavior studies. Our analysis revealed that non-compliance within our pooled dataset was not completely random. This non-randomness could introduce bias into study findings, potentially compromising the validity of research findings. To address these challenges, we recommend adopting tailored approaches that take into account individual characteristics and temporal dynamics. Additionally, the utilization of Directed Acyclic Graphs, and advanced statistical techniques can help mitigate the impact of non-compliance on study validity.
Authors
- Leen Poppe
- Flore De Vylder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6104-4013)
- Delfien Van Dyck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-9075)
- Iris Maes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3630-3228)
- Jelle Van Cauwenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1292-6241)
- Elien Lebuf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6583-5151)
- Tomáš Větrovský (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2529-7069)
- Julie Delobelle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3771-2848)
- Sofie Compernolle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7742-2592)
- Kim Cnudde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1895-3769)
Institutions
- Charles University (CZ)
- Research Foundation - Flanders (BE)
- Ghent University (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Published
- 2024-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-024-01629-z
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.95
Funders
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek