Lifestyle and health changes in wheelchair users with a chronic disability after 12 weeks of using the WHEELS mHealth application.
Dirk HoevenaarsJasmijn F M HollaSonja de GrootPeter J M WeijsWessel KraaijThomas W J JanssenPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology (2022)
Positive changes were found in nutritional behaviour and body composition, but not in physical activity and sleep quality. The WHEELS app seems to partly support healthy lifestyle behaviour.Implications for RehabilitationHealthy lifestyle promotion is crucial, especially for wheelchair users as they tend to show poorer lifestyle behaviour despite an increased risk of obesity and comorbidity.The WHEELS lifestyle app seems to be a valuable tool to support healthy nutrition choices and weight loss and to improve body satisfaction, mental health and vitality.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- physical activity
- body composition
- sleep quality
- metabolic syndrome
- bariatric surgery
- mental health
- roux en y gastric bypass
- cardiovascular disease
- gastric bypass
- healthcare
- public health
- bone mineral density
- body mass index
- resistance training
- depressive symptoms
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- climate change
- health information
- social media
- high fat diet induced
- mental illness