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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Health Promotion for Childhood Obesity: An Approach Based on Self-Tracking of Data.

Nazaret Gómez-Del-Río, Carina S González-González, Pedro A Toledo-Delgado, Vanesa Muñoz-Cruz, Francisco García-Peñalvo

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nazaret Gómez-Del-RíoGrupo GRIAL, Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Salamanca; Paseo de Canalejas, 169, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.
Carina S González-GonzálezGrupo ITED, Computer Engineering and Systems Department, Universidad de La Laguna; Avda. Astrofísico Sánchez s/n, Physics and Mathematics Building, La Laguna, 38204 Tenerife, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5939-9544
Pedro A Toledo-DelgadoGrupo ITED, Computer Engineering and Systems Department, Universidad de La Laguna; Avda. Astrofísico Sánchez s/n, Physics and Mathematics Building, La Laguna, 38204 Tenerife, Spain.
Vanesa Muñoz-CruzGrupo ITED, Computer Engineering and Systems Department, Universidad de La Laguna; Avda. Astrofísico Sánchez s/n, Physics and Mathematics Building, La Laguna, 38204 Tenerife, Spain.
Francisco García-PeñalvoGrupo GRIAL, Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Salamanca; Paseo de Canalejas, 169, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9987-5584
Universidad de La Laguna · ESUniversidad de Salamanca · ES

Funding

Fundación CajaCanarias OBE050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

At present, obesity and overweight are a global health epidemic. Traditional interventions for promoting healthy habits do not appear to be effective. However, emerging technological solutions based on wearables and mobile devices can be useful in promoting healthy habits. These applications generate a considerable amount of tracked activity data. Consequently, our approach is based on the quantified-self model for recommending healthy activities. Gamification can also be used as a mechanism to enhance personalization, increasing user motivation. This paper describes the quantified-self model and its data sources, the activity recommender system, and the PROVITAO App user experience model. Furthermore, it presents the results of a gamified program applied for three years in children with obesity and the process of evaluating the quantified-self model with experts. Positive outcomes were obtained in children's medical parameters and health habits.

Indexed as

Health PromotionPediatric ObesityChildFemaleHumansMaleMotivationOverweightchild obesityphysical activityQSrecommender systemuser modelUX

Identifiers

PMID32640540
PMCPMC7374452
OpenAlexW3040244684

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Registered trials

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