Table 1 Operationalization of Self-determination theory and Feedback-Intervention model constructs within the SMART-STEP application
Theoretical model and constructs | Features embedded in the SMART-Step | |
|---|---|---|
Self-determination Theory | Autonomy | • Prompt flexibility • Can skip the prompts based on task priority |
Competence | • Achievable desk-based exercises • Visual progress tracking | |
Relatedness | • Embedding prompts in ways that did not disrupt the office environment | |
Feedback-Intervention Model | Feedback | • Feedback causing shifting attention from work to performing movement break |
Task learning | • Displaying simple callisthenic exercises every time the participant login to learn the exercise | |
Task motivation | • Hourly reminders of exercises displayed at the home page of the Smartphone screen | |
Meta-task | • Color coded (engaged > 4 prompts, green—good; engaged < 2 prompts, red – bad) provides motivation to perform more exercise breaks | |