A Multiple Technology–Based Physical Activity Intervention for Latina Adolescents: Results From the Chicas Fuertes Randomized Controlled Trial
This intervention was successful in using a tailored technology-based strategy to increase MVPA in Latina adolescents and provides a promising approach for addressing a key health behavior. Given the scalable technology used, future studies should focus on broad-scale dissemination to address health disparities.
Authors
- SHIRA I. DUNSIGER (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5636-0601)
- Britta A. Larsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4490-7435)
- Job Godino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-6277)
- Bess H. Marcus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9440-924X)
- Dawn Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3225-1392)
- Michelle Zive (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7777-3376)
- Emily Greenstadt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5755-5619)
- Michael Higgins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9639-3352)
- Jacob Robert Carson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0803-2341)
- Brittany Olivera
Institutions
- Brown University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Family Health Centers of San Diego (US)
- Human Longevity (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR mhealth and uhealth
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/71623
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00