Background: Mobile health (mHealth) app use is a major concern because of the possible
dissemination of misinformation that could harm the users. Particularly, it can be difficult for …

Internet of Things has been one of the catalysts in revolutionizing conventional healthcare
services. With the growing society, traditional healthcare systems reach their capacity in …

Background Long-term conditions and their concomitant management place considerable
pressure on patients, communities, and health care systems worldwide. International clinical …

Objective Smartphone games that aim to alter health behaviours are common, but there is
uncertainty about how to achieve this. We systematically reviewed health apps containing …

Introduction Increasing smartphones access has allowed for increasing development and
use of smart phone applications (apps). Mobile health interventions have previously relied …

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 …

Background: Gamification has been a predominant focus of the health app industry in recent
years. However, to our knowledge, there has yet to be a review of gamification elements in …

Background: There is increasing interest from academics and clinicians in harnessing
smartphone applications (apps) as a means of delivering behavioral interventions for health …

Background: Mobile health apps for diabetes self-management have different functions.
However, the efficacy and safety of each function are not well studied, and no classification …

This editorial provides a behavioral science view on gamification and health behavior
change, describes its principles and mechanisms, and reviews some of the evidence for its …