Health behaviours and mobile intervention use in patients recruited from general practitioners' practices in rural Bavaria

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König, Laura M. ; Betz, Constanze ; Al Masri, Mirna ; Bartelmeß, Tina:
Health behaviours and mobile intervention use in patients recruited from general practitioners' practices in rural Bavaria.
In: Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. Vol. 13 (2025) Issue 1 .
ISSN 2164-2850
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2024.2444244

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Individuals living in rural areas report poorer health outcomes, including obesity, compared to individuals living in urban areas. Amongst others, this is due to restricted access to opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity. Interventions are urgently needed to address this gap. It is yet unclear whether digital interventions are suited for this purpose. The present dataset provides information on adults residing in rural Germany regarding their health status, perceived access to opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity, and digital
device ownership and intervention use.

Materials and methods: A pen-and-paper survey was conducted
in winter 2022/2023 among patients of five general practitioners’ practices in rural Bavaria. Materials and data are openly available for future use.

Data description: The dataset contains responses from N = 273 individuals (54.9% women, 44.8% men, 0.4% diverse; age M = 51.3, SD = 16.7; BMI M = 29.1, SD = 15.9). On average, 30.6 participants failed to respond to any given item (SD = 33.0; range 1–136). Eighty-four percent had access to the internet and a computer and 91.4% owned a smartphone, but the majority (58.5%/ 84.2%) had no prior experience with mobile physical activity or dietary interventions, respectively.

Discussion: This dataset provides insights into barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity in rural populations and digital (health) technology use. It provides starting points for behavioural weight management interventions in rural areas.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Keywords:	MHealth; overweight; food environment; physical activity; diet
Institutions of the University:	Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Chair Planetary and Public Health > Chair Planetary and Public Health - Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Wilm Quentin Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health > Juniorprofessur Ernährungssoziologie Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health > Juniorprofessur Ernährungssoziologie > Juniorprofessur Ernährungssoziologie - Juniorprof. Dr. Tina Bartelmeß
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 610 Medicine and health
Date Deposited:	25 Jan 2025 22:00
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2025 08:24
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/91702