Barriers and facilitators to the uptake and maintenance of healthy behaviours by people at mid-life: a rapid systematic review

S Kelly, S Martin, I Kuhn, A Cowan, C Brayne… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background With an ageing population, there is an increasing societal impact of ill health in
later life. People who adopt healthy behaviours are more likely to age successfully. To …

[HTML][HTML] A review of smartphone applications for promoting physical activity

SS Coughlin, M Whitehead, JQ Sheats… - Jacobs journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods In this article, we summarize data on use of smartphone apps for promoting
physical activity based upon bibliographic searches with relevant search terms in PubMed …

Nutrition and food literacy: framing the challenges to health communication

P Silva, R Araújo, F Lopes, S Ray - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nutrition and food literacy are two important concepts that are often used interchangeably,
but they are not synonymous. Nutrition refers to the study of how food affects the body, while …

[HTML][HTML] Smartphone applications for promoting healthy diet and nutrition: a literature review

SS Coughlin, M Whitehead, JQ Sheats… - Jacobs journal of food …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Rapid developments in technology have encouraged the use of smartphones in
health promotion research and practice. Although many applications (apps) relating to diet …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a web-and mobile phone-based intervention to promote physical activity and healthy eating in middle-aged males: randomized controlled trial …

M Duncan, C Vandelanotte, GS Kolt… - Journal of medical …, 2014 - jmir.org
Background The high number of adult males engaging in low levels of physical activity and
poor dietary practices, and the health risks posed by these behaviors, necessitate broad …

Aplicaciones móviles en nutrición, dietética y hábitos saludables: análisis y consecuencia de una tendencia a la alza

I San Mauro Martín, M González Fernández… - Nutrición …, 2014 - SciELO Espana
Una aplicación móvil o app, es un software diseñado para funcionar en teléfonos
inteligentes y otros dispositivos móviles. En los últimos años, estas apps han sufrido un …

[HTML][HTML] A self-regulation-based eHealth intervention to promote a healthy lifestyle: investigating user and website characteristics related to attrition

C Van der Mispel, L Poppe, G Crombez… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - jmir.org
Background eHealth interventions can reach large populations and are effective in
increasing physical activity (PA) and fruit and vegetable intake. Nevertheless, the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding usage of a hybrid website and smartphone app for weight management: a mixed-methods study

LG Morrison, C Hargood, SX Lin, L Dennison… - Journal of medical …, 2014 - jmir.org
Background: Advancements in mobile phone technology offer huge potential for enhancing
the timely delivery of health behavior change interventions. The development of smartphone …

Consumer perspectives on mHealth for weight loss: a review of qualitative studies

LN Lyzwinski, LJ Caffery, M Bambling… - … of telemedicine and …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction With increasing development and use of mobile health (mHealth) interventions
for weight loss in overweight and obese populations, it is timely to gain greater insight into …

US minority homeless youth's access to and use of mobile phones: Implications for mHealth intervention design

L Jennings, N Lee, D Shore… - Journal of health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Few interventions for homeless youth have leveraged the potential of mHealth technologies,
in part because of the limited data on phone behaviors, perceptions, and intervention …