Published on in Vol 8 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/65451, first published .
Parental Perceptions of Priorities and Features for a Mobile App to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Preschool Children: Mixed Methods Evaluation

Parental Perceptions of Priorities and Features for a Mobile App to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Preschool Children: Mixed Methods Evaluation

Parental Perceptions of Priorities and Features for a Mobile App to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Preschool Children: Mixed Methods Evaluation

Jessica R Thompson   1, 2 * , PhD, MEd ;   Summer J Weber   2, 3 * , PhD, RD ;   Shelagh A Mulvaney   4 , PhD ;   Susanna Goggans   2 , BS ;   Madeline Brown   2 , MPH ;   Anthony Faiola   5 , PhD ;   Lynn Maamari   2 , MS ;   Pamela C Hull   2, 6 , PhD

1 Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States

2 Community Impact Office, University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States

3 Evidence Analysis and Regulatory Affairs, Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, VA, United States

4 School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

5 Department of Population Health, College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States

6 Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Jessica R Thompson, PhD, MEd
  • Department of Health Policy and Administration
  • The Pennsylvania State University
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