African American women’s relationship with their mobile phone and what they want in a mobile delivered physical activity intervention: guidance for intervention development

摘要

BackgroundMobile phone text messaging is an emerging platform in physical activity (PA) interventions with African American (AA) women. Research on the relationship that AA women have with their mobile phone as well as their views about text messaging as a potentially viable platform to help them acquire and maintain regular PA is central in advancing this field of research. Both self-report measures and qualitative interviews may be helpful in this endeavor.