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Papers by Ruben Walravens

Eerste voorlopige analyse van evaluatievragen Marathon Eindhoven 13/10/2013

Voor de pret of de prestatie? Typologieën van evenementlopers op basis van hun houdingen en motieven

Eerste voorlopige analyse van evaluatievragen Army Urban Run

Dit was Marathon Eindhoven 2014. Analyse van deelnemerservaringen

Analysis of the Features Important for the Effectiveness of Physical Activity�Related Apps for Recreational Sports: Expert Panel Approach (Preprint)

BACKGROUND A large number of people participate in individual or unorganized sports on a recreati... more BACKGROUND A large number of people participate in individual or unorganized sports on a recreational level. Furthermore, many participants drop out because of injury or lowered motivation. Potentially, physical activity–related apps could motivate people during sport participation and help them to follow and maintain a healthy active lifestyle. It remains unclear what the quality of running, cycling, and walking apps is and how it can be assessed. Quality of these apps was defined as having a positive influence on participation in recreational sports. This information will show which features need to be assessed when rating physical activity–related app quality. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify expert perception on which features are important for the effectiveness of physical activity–related apps for participation in individual, recreational sports. METHODS Data were gathered via an expert panel approach using the nominal group technique. Two expert panels were org...

Which features are important for the effectiveness of physical activity-related apps? Results of an expert panel approach

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

This study aims to help professionals in the field of running and running-related technology (i.e... more This study aims to help professionals in the field of running and running-related technology (i.e., sports watches and smartphone applications) to address the needs of runners. It investigates the various runner types—in terms of their attitudes, interests, and opinions (AIOs) with regard to running—and studies how they differ in the technology they use. Data used in this study were drawn from the standardized online Eindhoven Running Survey 2016 (ERS2016). In total, 3723 participants completed the questionnaire. Principal component analysis and cluster analysis were used to identify the different running types, and crosstabs obtained insights into the use of technology between different typologies. Based on the AIOs, four distinct runner types were identified: casual individual, social competitive, individual competitive, and devoted runners. Subsequently, we related the types to their use of sports watches and apps. Our results show a difference in the kinds of technology used by ...