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Technological interventions for physical activity (PA) often fail due to overlooking key psychological and contextual factors. Designing effective digital health tools requires integrating these identified PA barriers and facilitators.

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Area of Science:

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  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Technological interventions for physical activity (PA) show limited efficacy.
  • A gap exists between PA research and its application in digital health design.
  • Engagement factors are often missing in current PA technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Identify barriers and facilitators influencing physical activity (PA).
  • Determine which PA variables are incorporated into technology design.
  • Highlight the underutilization of psychological variables in digital PA applications.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted two systematized reviews on PA variables.
  • Searched PsycInfo and Association for Computing Machinery Digital Libraries.
  • Focused on psychological, physical, and personal/contextual PA variables.

Main Results:

  • Identified 38 PA variables, predominantly psychological.
  • Only 17 PA variables are considered in digital application design.
  • Barriers to PA are consistent across weight groups, but more pronounced in individuals with obesity.

Conclusions:

  • PA technologies often neglect crucial variables that act as barriers or facilitators.
  • Effective digital health interventions must address a wider range of PA-influencing factors.
  • Consideration of diverse body weight characteristics is essential for inclusive PA technology design.