Mobile Phone Apps to Promote Weight Loss and Increase Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Flores‐Mateo, Gemma; Granado‐Font, Esther; Ferré‐Grau, Carme; Montaña‐Carreras, Xavier

doi:10.2196/jmir.4836

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Mobile Phone Apps to Promote Weight Loss and Increase Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Published in Journal of Medical Internet Research • Nov 10, 2015

Authors:

Gemma Flores‐Mateo

Esther Granado‐Font

Carme Ferré‐Grau

Abstract

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 perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies to compare the efficacy of mobile phone apps compared with other approac...

Subject

Mobile phone

Meta-analysis

Physical activity

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