
Integrating a Gamified Digital Application in Naturebased Settings to Improve Physical Activity and Health Outcomes Among Central Pennsylvanians: Using a Socioecological, Cross-disciplinary Guiding Framework
Keywords: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; DIGITAL APPLICATION; HEALTH SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PRESCRIPTIVISM
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Predoctoral Fellow, Penn State University, Department of Biobehavioral Health, State College, PA, United States; skb5989@psu. edu 2: Assistant Professor, Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Hershey, PA, United States 3: Assistant Professor, Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States 4: Associate Professor, Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Humanities and Public Health Sciences, Hershey, PA, United States 5: REACH Project Coordinator, Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading, PA, United States 6: Project ECHO Director and Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Penn State College of Medicine Department of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Hershey, PA United States
Publication date: January 1, 2024
This article was made available online on January 31, 2024 as a Fast Track article with title: "Integrating a Gamified Digital Application in Naturebased Settings to Improve Physical Activity and Health Outcomes Among Central Pennsylvanians: Using a Socioecological, Cross-disciplinary Guiding Framework".
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