The mental health benefits of physical activity and exercise are well-documented and asylum seekers who may have poor mental health could benefit from undertaking recommended levels of physical activity or exercise. Digital mobile applications are increasingly seen as feasible to precipitate behaviour change and could be a means to encourage asylum seekers to increase their levels of physical activity and exercise. This paper reports on a study that aimed to assess the feasibility of asylum seekers using the digital animation as a tool to change behaviour and increase their physical activity and exercise levels. A feasibility study underpinned by the principles of the COM-B behaviour change model was undertaken in West Yorkshire, UK, in 2019. Thirty participants were purposively recruited and interviewed. Peer interpreters were used as necessary. Deductive thematic analysis was undertaken to analyse the data. Overall, participants were positive about the feasibility of asylum seekers using the application as a behaviour change intervention. All expressed the view that it was easy to follow and would motivate them to increase their physical activity levels. Participants identified facilitators to this as the simplicity of the key messages, the cultural neutrality of the graphics and the availability of the mobile application in different languages. Identified barriers related to the dialect and accents in the translations and the over-simplicity of the application. This study has identified that a targeted digital animation intervention could help asylum seekers change their behaviour and hence improve their health and well-being. In designing such interventions, however, researchers must strongly consider co-design from an early stage as this is an important way to ensure that the development of an intervention is fit for purpose for different groups.

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一项评估在寻求庇护社区中使用新型数字动画提高身体活动水平的可行性的研究

身体活动和锻炼对心理健康的好处是有据可查的，可能心理健康状况不佳的寻求庇护者可以从进行推荐的身体活动或锻炼水平中受益。数字移动应用程序越来越被视为促进行为改变的可行方法，并且可以成为鼓励寻求庇护者增加身体活动和锻炼水平的一种手段。本文报道了一项研究，该研究旨在评估寻求庇护者使用数字动画作为改变行为和增加身体活动和锻炼水平的工具的可行性。2019 年，在英国西约克郡开展了一项以 COM-B 行为改变模型原则为基础的可行性研究。有目的地招募和采访了 30 名参与者。必要时使用同侪口译员。进行了演绎主题分析以分析数据。总体而言，参与者对寻求庇护者使用该应用程序作为行为改变干预的可行性持积极态度。所有人都表示，这很容易遵循，并会激励他们提高身体活动水平。参与者认为，关键信息的简单性、图形的文化中立性以及不同语言的移动应用程序的可用性是促成这一点的因素。确定与翻译中的方言和口音相关的障碍以及应用程序的过于简单。这项研究发现，有针对性的数字动画干预可以帮助寻求庇护者改变他们的行为，从而改善他们的健康和福祉。然而，在设计此类干预措施时，