The role of smartphones in encouraging physical activity in adults
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Summary
There was no conclusive evidence that a specific behavioral theory or behavioral change technique was superior in eliciting behavioral change and many knowledge gaps regarding the effectiveness of smartphone apps in encouraging physical activity remain.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 2017-09-12
- Cited by
- 56
- References
- 47
- Access
- Open access
- OpenAlex
- https://openalex.org/W2755667112
- Semantic Scholar
- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:23352353
Keywords
PsycINFO, CINAHL, Psychological intervention, Medicine, MEDLINE
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- Experiences of mobile health in promoting physical activity: A qualitative systematic review and meta-ethnography
- Monitoring and modelling of behavioural changes using smartphone and wearable sensing
- Short- and Long-term Effects of a Mobile Phone App in Conjunction With Brief In-Person Counseling on Physical Activity Among Physically Inactive Women
- A Comparison of Physical Activity Mobile Apps With and Without Existing Web-Based Social Networking Platforms: Systematic Review
- Predictors of Walking App Users With Comparison of Current Users, Previous Users, and Informed Nonusers in a Sample of Dutch Adults: Questionnaire Study
- Methodology to Derive Objective Screen-State from Smartphones: A SMART Platform Study
- Towards the Design of a Machine Learning-based Consumer Healthcare Platform powered by Electronic Health Records and measurement of Lifestyle through Smartphone Data
- Changing the Physical Activity Behavior of Adults With Fitness Trackers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Smartphone-Based Health Program for Improving Physical Activity and Tackling Obesity for Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Social Comparison Features in Physical Activity Promotion Apps: Scoping Meta-Review
- A Mobile App Adopting an Identity Focus to Promote Physical Activity (MoveDaily): Iterative Design Study
- Unraveling Mobile Health Exercise Interventions for Adults: Scoping Review on the Implementations and Designs of Persuasive Strategies
- Video-based smartphone app (‘VIDEA bewegt’) for physical activity support in German adults: a study protocol for a single-armed observational study
- Associations of Objectively-Assessed Smartphone Use with Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Mood, and Sleep Quality in Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Mobile-Application-Based Interventions for Patients With Hypertension and Ischemic Heart Disease: A Systematic Review
- User-centered design of an air quality feedback technology to promote adoption of clean cookstoves
- The Use of Small Electronic Devices and Health: Feasibility of Interventions for a Forthcoming Crossover Design
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