RT Journal Article
T1 Using Mobile Applications to Increase Physical Activity: A Systematic Review.
A1 Pradal-Cano, Laura
A1 Lozano-Ruiz, Carolina
A1 Pereyra-Rodriguez, Jose Juan
A1 Saigí-Rubió, Francesc
A1 Bach-Faig, Anna
A1 Esquius, Laura
A1 Medina, F Xavier
A1 Aguilar-Martínez, Alicia
K1 exercise
K1 health promotion
K1 health-related interventions
K1 mobile health
K1 physical activity
K1 review
K1 smartphone
K1 telemedicine
AB Unhealthy diet and physical inactivity-major risk factors for the main non-communicable diseases-can be addressed by mobile health applications. Using an evidence-based systematic review design, we analysed studies on mobile applications to foster physical activity to determine whether they met the objective of increasing adults' physical activity. A bibliographic search was conducted in October 2020 using PubMed, Cochrane Library Plus, Biomed Central, Psychology Database, and SpringerLink, retrieving 191 articles. After titles and abstracts were reviewed, 149 articles were excluded, leaving 42 articles for a full-text review, of which 14 met the inclusion criteria. Despite differences in study duration, design, and variables, 13 of the 14 studies reported that applications were effective in increasing physical activity and healthy habits as dietary behaviour. However, further longer-term studies with larger samples are needed to confirm the effectiveness of mobile health applications in increasing physical activity.
YR 2020
FD 2020-11-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16585
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16585
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 11, 2025