An mHealth Intervention Promoting Physical Activity to Reduce Psychological Distress Among Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial
Kazuhiro Watanabe, Akiomi Inoue, Asuka Sakuraya, Kotaro Imamura, Toru Yoshikawa, Akizumi Tsutsumi · 2026
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Kazuhiro Watanabe and co-authors test whether a phone app that simply tracks movement can ease workers' psychological distress. Their 2026 trial ran for six months in Japan, assigning workers at random to the app or to a control path. The app passively monitors physical activity and distress without coaching or content.
Assessments at entry, three months, and six months judge the effect. The research gap is real: mobile health is booming, yet proof that activity-focused apps lower distress in generally healthy workers is thin. A stand-alone, low-touch tool that works would scale cheaply across workplaces, which is why the trial matters beyond its sample.
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| CREATOR | Kazuhiro Watanabe, Akiomi Inoue, Asuka Sakuraya, Kotaro Imamura, Toru Yoshikawa, Akizumi Tsutsumi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |