Is the uptake, engagement, and effectiveness of exclusively mobile interventions for the promotion of weight‐related behaviors equal for all? A systematic review

D Szinay, CC Forbes, H Busse, A DeSmet… - Obesity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mobile health interventions are promising behavior change tools. However, there is a
concern that they may benefit some populations less than others and thus widen inequalities …

Effective behavior change techniques in digital health interventions for the prevention or management of noncommunicable diseases: an umbrella review

JL Mair, A Salamanca-Sanabria… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite an abundance of digital health interventions (DHIs) targeting the
prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), it is unclear what …

Digital behaviour change interventions to increase vegetable intake in adults: a systematic review

KM Livingstone, JC Rawstorn, SR Partridge… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Digital interventions may help address low vegetable intake in adults, however
there is limited understanding of the features that make them effective. We systematically …

Umbrella review of social inequality in digital interventions targeting dietary and physical activity behaviors

LM König, MJ Western, AH Denton… - npj Digital Medicine, 2025 - nature.com
Digital interventions are increasingly utilized as a lever to promote population health, yet not
everyone may equally benefit from them. This umbrella review pooled the insights from …

Mobile application use and loneliness among older adults in the digital age: Insights from a survey in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Yang, DWL Lai, Y Sun, CY Ma… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Existing literature on the associations between use of mobile applications (ie, mobile apps)
and loneliness among older adults (OAs) has been mainly conducted before the outbreak of …

Contextual targeting in mHealth Apps: harnessing weather information and message framing to increase physical activity

N Kyung, J Chan, S Lim, B Lee - Information Systems …, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
This paper addresses how real-time weather information acquired through mobile
technology can be leveraged to enhance the efficacy of mobile interventions for spurring …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of digital interventions for physical activity promotion: Scoping review

KK De Santis, T Jahnel, K Matthias… - JMIR Public Health …, 2022 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background: Digital interventions are interventions supported by digital tools or
technologies, such as mobile apps, wearables, or web-based software. Digital interventions …

[HTML][HTML] Nonusage attrition of adolescents in an mHealth promotion intervention and the role of socioeconomic status: secondary analysis of a 2-arm cluster-controlled …

L Maenhout, C Peuters, G Cardon… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2022 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background Mobile health (mHealth) interventions may help adolescents adopt healthy
lifestyles. However, attrition in these interventions is high. Overall, there is a lack of research …

[HTML][HTML] Design features associated with engagement in mobile health physical activity interventions among youth: systematic review of qualitative and quantitative …

A Schwarz, LHH Winkens, E de Vet… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2023 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background Globally, 81% of youth do not meet the physical activity (PA) guidelines. Youth
of families with a low socioeconomic position are less likely to meet the recommended PA …

[HTML][HTML] The Use of Mobile Technologies to Promote Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviors in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Systematic …

HL Tong, A Alnasser, NZ Alshahrani… - Journal of medical …, 2024 - jmir.org
Background The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region faces unique challenges in
promoting physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviors, as the prevalence of …