Effectiveness of Step Goal Personalization Strategies on Physical Activity in a Mobile Health App: A Field Study
Step goal personalization demonstrates short-term effectiveness. However, their impact varies by users' baseline activity levels, indicating the need for a tailored approach for different user segments. Future studies should examine the long-term effects of such interventions to design sustainable health behavior change strategies.
Authors
- Marijke C. Leliveld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4455-5668)
- Ernst H. Noppers
- Xia Liu
Institutions
- Hebei University of Economics and Business (CN)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Hebei University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR mhealth and uhealth
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/81779
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00