Engagement of African American Women With Fitness Trackers and Mobile Technology for Shared Physical Activity Goals: Mixed Methods Study
Participants engaged in ongoing social support, positive communication, and vicarious learning through the Fitbit app, suggesting several important directions for future research, including potential interpersonal mechanisms and best practices for enhancing social support and physical activity among African American women.
Authors
- A. Radhakrishnan Nair
- Timothy Simmons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5741-4763)
- Lindsay Decker
- Allison M. Sweeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6398-8042)
Institutions
- University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR mhealth and uhealth
- Published
- 2025-11-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/68006
- Primary Topic
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00