Chatbots (also known as conversational agents and virtual assistants) offer the potential to
deliver healthcare in an efficient, appealing and personalised manner. The purpose of this …

Context Adolescence is a critical stage for improving nutrition. The popularity of
smartphones makes them an ideal platform for administering interventions to adolescents. A …

Background Aim2Be is a gamified lifestyle app designed to promote lifestyle behavior
changes among Canadian adolescents and their families. Objective The primary aim was to …

Background Recruitment of participants continues to be a challenge that researchers must
overcome to yield successful study results. Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic …

Childhood obesity is a growing global health concern. Although mobile health apps have
the potential to deliver behavioural interventions, their impact is commonly limited by a lack …

Background Integrating mobile health (mHealth) into paediatric obesity treatment can
provide opportunities for more personalized and lifetime treatment. However, high attrition …

Childhood obesity is rapidly increasing worldwide and there is an urgent need to implement
treatment and prevention programs. Over the last decade, in addition to increasing rates of …

Background Obesity is increasing in the pediatric population, and it represents an important
risk factor for the life-long development of several diseases. Although health promotion …

Background: Use of image-recognition dietary assessment apps in adolescents with obesity
is not well studied. Purpose: To evaluate the usability, feasibility, and preliminary …

Purpose: Mobile health (mHealth) apps may support improved health behavior practice
among youth living in larger bodies. However, long-term use is low, limiting effectiveness …