Background Mobile health (mHealth) apps show vast potential in supporting patients and
health care systems with the increasing prevalence and economic costs of …

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Background To our knowledge, no meta-analysis to date has assessed the efficacy of
mobile phone apps to promote weight loss and increase physical activity. Objective To …

Background Worldwide physical activity levels of adults are declining, which is associated
with increased chronic disease risk. Wearables and smartphone applications offer new …

Background: Several thousand mobile phone apps are available to download to mobile
phones for health and fitness. Mobile phones may provide a unique means of administering …

Control theory and other frameworks for understanding self-regulation suggest that
monitoring goal progress is a crucial process that intervenes between setting and attaining a …

A systematic review and meta‐analysis were conducted to assess the effectiveness of app‐
based mobile interventions for improving nutrition behaviours and nutrition‐related health …

Mobile health apps aimed towards patients are an emerging field of mHealth. Their potential
for improving self-management of chronic conditions is significant. Here, we propose a …

Objective Self‐monitoring is a core component of behavioral obesity treatment, but it is
unknown how digital health has been used for self‐monitoring, what engagement rates are …

Background: We conducted a systematic literature review to identify key trends associated
with remote patient monitoring (RPM) via noninvasive digital technologies over the last …