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ArticleTranslational behavioral medicine2011

Weight loss-there is an app for that! But does it adhere to evidence-informed practices?

Emily R Breton, Bernard F Fuemmeler, Lorien C Abroms

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Article in Translational behavioral medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 140 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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140citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

140 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 299 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Emily R BretonThe George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC USA.
Bernard F Fuemmeler
Lorien C Abroms
George Washington University · USDuke University · US

Funding

Intergenerational Research on Obesity Prevention: From Correlates to InterventionK07CA124905 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI FUEMMELER, BERNARD F · 2007 to 2011
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NCI NIH HHS K07 CA124905
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Little is known about how much smartphone apps for weight control adhere to evidence-informed practices. The aim of this study was to review and summarize the content of available weight control apps. Information on content, user rating, and price was extracted from iTunes on September 25, 2009. Apps (n = 204) were coded for adherence to 13 evidence-informed practices for weight control. Latent class analysis was used to identify subgroups of apps based on endorsement practices. Only a small percentage of apps had five or more of the 13 practices (15%). Latent class analysis revealed three main types of apps: diet, physical activity, and weight journals (19%); dietary advice and journals (34%); and weight trackers (46%). User ratings were not associated with apps from these three classes. Many apps have insufficient evidence-informed content. Research is needed that seeks to develop, improve, and evaluate these apps.

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AppsmHealthSmartphonesWeight loss

Identifiers

PMID24073074
PMCPMC3717669
OpenAlexW1999652000

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