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ArticleJacobs journal of community medicine

A Review of Smartphone Applications for Promoting Physical Activity.

Steven S Coughlin, Mary Whitehead, Joyce Q Sheats, Jeff Mastromonico, Selina Smith

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Article in Jacobs journal of community medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  14. Mobile App-Based Small-Group Physical Activity Intervention for Young African American Women: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Steven S CoughlinDepartment of Community Health and Sustainability, Division of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA.
Mary WhiteheadSISTAAH Talk Breast Cancer Support Group, Miami, FL.
Joyce Q SheatsInstitute of Public and Preventive Health, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA.
Jeff MastromonicoEducational & Collaborative Technology Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA.
Selina SmithInstitute of Public and Preventive Health, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA; Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA.

Funding

Efficacy-to-Effectiveness Transition of an Educational Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer ScreeningR01CA166785 · NCI · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI HOBBS, JOSEPH · 2012 to 2016
$2.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA166785
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRapid developments in technology have encouraged the use of smartphones in health promotion research and practice. Although many applications (apps) relating to physical activity are available from major smartphone platforms, relatively few have been tested in research studies to determine their effectiveness in promoting health.

methodsIn this article, we summarize data on use of smartphone apps for promoting physical activity based upon bibliographic searches with relevant search terms in PubMed and CINAHL.

resultsAfter screening the abstracts or full texts of articles, 15 eligible studies of the acceptability or efficacy of smartphone apps for increasing physical activity were identified. Of the 15 included studies, 6 were qualitative research studies, 8 were randomized control trials, and one was a nonrandomized study with a pre-post design. The results indicate that smartphone apps can be efficacious in promoting physical activity although the magnitude of the intervention effect is modest. Participants of various ages and genders respond favorably to apps that automatically track physical activity (e.g., steps taken), track progress toward physical activity goals, and are user-friendly and flexible enough for use with several types of physical activity. DISCUSSION: Future studies should utilize randomized controlled trial research designs, larger sample sizes, and longer study periods to establish the physical activity measurement and intervention capabilities of smartphones. There is a need for culturally appropriate, tailored health messages to increase knowledge and awareness of health behaviors such as physical activity.

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ExerciseHealth PromotionObesityPhysical ActivityRandomized Controlled TrialsSmartphone Applications

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PMID27034992
PMCPMC4811195

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