Published on in Vol 5, No 10 (2017): October

Feasibility of Gamified Mobile Service Aimed at Physical Activation in Young Men: Population-Based Randomized Controlled Study (MOPO)

Feasibility of Gamified Mobile Service Aimed at Physical Activation in Young Men: Population-Based Randomized Controlled Study (MOPO)

Feasibility of Gamified Mobile Service Aimed at Physical Activation in Young Men: Population-Based Randomized Controlled Study (MOPO)

Anna-Maiju Leinonen   1, 2, 3 , MSc ;   Riitta Pyky   1, 3, 4, 5 , MSc ;   Riikka Ahola   1, 6 , PhD ;   Maarit Kangas   1, 4 , PhD ;   Pekka Siirtola   7 , PhD ;   Tim Luoto   8 , MSc ;   Heidi Enwald   4, 9 , PhD ;   Tiina M Ikäheimo   4, 10 , PhD ;   Juha Röning   2, 7 , PhD ;   Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi   4, 5, 11 , MD, PhD ;   Matti Mäntysaari   12 , MD, PhD ;   Raija Korpelainen   3, 4, 5 , PhD ;   Timo Jämsä   1, 2, 4, 13 , PhD

1 Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

2 Infotech Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

3 Oulu Deaconess Institute, Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Oulu, Finland

4 Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

5 Center for Life Course of Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

6 Polar Electro, Kempele, Finland

7 Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Biomimetics and Intelligent Systems Group, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

8 Faculty of Humanities, Cultural Anthropology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

9 Faculty of Humanities, Information and Communication Studies, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

10 Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

11 Health Center of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

12 Centre for Military Medicine, The Finnish Defence Forces, Helsinki, Finland

13 Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland

Corresponding Author:

  • Anna-Maiju Leinonen, MSc
  • Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology
  • University of Oulu
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  • Oulu, 90014 University of
  • Finland
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  • Fax: 358 8537 5111
  • Email: anna.jauho@oulu.fi