Influencia de una app en la adherencia a la práctica deportiva: protocolo de estudio
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El uso de tecnología en el deporte está proliferando gracias a los
avances para facilitar su práctica y mejorar la adherencia. Más allá de la
adherencia, es importante que la tecnología sea entendida como un medio
facilitador. Habría que preguntarse cuáles son los factores que influyen en la
adhesión al ejercicio físico y explorar las posibilidades de la tecnología. Este
artículo muestra el protocolo de un estudio cuyos objetivos principales son
conocer la influencia de una app móvil sobre la adherencia a la práctica
deportiva de usuarios de centros deportivos, así como al propio centro. Se trata
de un estudio experimental, controlado y aleatorizado, caracterizado por
tratarse de un ensayo de campo, con una previsión muestral de 128 sujetos, que
realizarán auto seguimiento de su actividad deportiva durante 8 semanas, en el
grupo experimental a través de una aplicación móvil, en el grupo control de
forma tradicional con rutinas en papel. El reclutamiento de voluntarios comenzó
en enero de 2018, y el primer participante se incluyó en marzo de 2018. En junio
de 2018 se prevé la inclusión del total de los 128 participantes. Se espera que los
resultados estén disponibles en diciembre de 2018. Los resultados ofrecerán
conclusión en relación sobre si los usuarios de centros fitness con menos de 3
meses desde su inscripción que emplean una aplicación móvil para realizar auto
seguimiento de su práctica deportiva se adhieren más a la práctica deportiva
y al centro deportivo que aquellos que realizan su auto seguimiento por medios
tradicionales
The use of technology in sport is proliferating due to advances to facilitate its practice and improve adherence. Beyond adherence, it is important to understand that technology as a facilitating medium. We should ask ourselves what are the factors that influence the adherence to physical exercise and explore the possibilities of technology. This article shows the protocol of a study whose main objectives are to know the influence of a mobile app on the adherence to sport practice of users of sports centers, as well as the center itself. It is an experimental, controlled and randomized study, characterized as it is a field trial. This is an experimental, controlled and randomized study, with a sample forecast of 128 subjects, who will self-monitor their sports activity for 8 weeks, in the experimental group through a mobile application, in the control group in a traditional way, routines on paper. The recruitment of volunteers began in January 2018, and the first participant was included in March 2018. By June 2018, the inclusion of the total of 128 participants is expected. The results are expected to be available in December 2018. The results will offer a conclusion about the relationship with the users of the fitness centers with less than 3 months since a mobile application was made to carry out the self-monitoring of their sports practice, they adhere more to the sports practice and to the sports center than to the do self-monitoring by traditional means
The use of technology in sport is proliferating due to advances to facilitate its practice and improve adherence. Beyond adherence, it is important to understand that technology as a facilitating medium. We should ask ourselves what are the factors that influence the adherence to physical exercise and explore the possibilities of technology. This article shows the protocol of a study whose main objectives are to know the influence of a mobile app on the adherence to sport practice of users of sports centers, as well as the center itself. It is an experimental, controlled and randomized study, characterized as it is a field trial. This is an experimental, controlled and randomized study, with a sample forecast of 128 subjects, who will self-monitor their sports activity for 8 weeks, in the experimental group through a mobile application, in the control group in a traditional way, routines on paper. The recruitment of volunteers began in January 2018, and the first participant was included in March 2018. By June 2018, the inclusion of the total of 128 participants is expected. The results are expected to be available in December 2018. The results will offer a conclusion about the relationship with the users of the fitness centers with less than 3 months since a mobile application was made to carry out the self-monitoring of their sports practice, they adhere more to the sports practice and to the sports center than to the do self-monitoring by traditional means







