User Interest in Digital Health Technologies to Encourage Physical Activity: Results of a Survey in Students and Staff of a German University.

Background: Although the benefits for health of physical activity (PA) are well documented, the majority of the population is unable to implement present recommendations into daily routine. Mobile health (mHealth) apps could help increase the level of PA. However, this is contingent on the interest of potential users.

[User Interest in Digital Health Technologies to Enhance Physical Activity in Students and Staff of a University].

Introduction: Though health-enhancing effects of physical activity are well documented, the majority of the population is unable to implement present recommendations into daily routine. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies might be able to increase the physical activity level. However, the interest of potential users is a mandatory basis for this.