Background The number of commercial apps to improve health behaviours in children is
growing rapidly. While this provides opportunities for promoting health, the content and …

Background Health and fitness applications (apps) have gained popularity in interventions
to improve diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviours but their efficacy is unclear. This …

Background There are thousands of apps promoting dietary improvement, increased
physical activity (PA) and weight management. Despite a growing number of reviews in this …

Mobile applications (apps) offer a novel way to engage children in behavior change, but little
is known about content of commercially available apps for this population. We analyzed the …

Abstract Background In May 2013, the iTunes and Google Play stores contained 23,490 and
17,756 smartphone applications (apps) categorized as Health and Fitness, respectively. The …

Objectives This study explored young adults' experiences of using e‐health internetbased
computer or mobile phone applications (apps) and what they valued about those apps …

Background There has been a recent proliferation in the development of smartphone
applications (apps) aimed at modifying various health behaviours. While interventions that …

Background Physical activity is a modifiable behavior related to many preventable non-
communicable diseases. There is an age-related decline in physical activity levels in young …

Objective Systematically review and meta-analyze the pediatric literature on behavior-
change techniques (BCT) as defined by Abraham & Michie (Health Psychology, 27, 379 …

Despite the current popularity and potential use of mobile applications (apps) in the area of
behaviour change, health promotion, and well-being for young people, it is unclear whether …