SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2020
Effectiveness of Mobile Health Interventions Promoting Physical Activity and Lifestyle Interventions to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Among Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Effect of an aerobic exercise program on metabolic disorders levels in higher education students at the university of colima, randomized clinical trial.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Managing pediatric metabolic syndrome: a systematic review of current approaches.BMC pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Digital versus nondigital behavioral interventions on cardiovascular risk reduction: systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Research Trends on Metabolic Syndrome in Digital Health Care Using Topic Modeling: Systematic Search of Abstracts.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- The Influence of Physical Activity and Diet Mobile Apps on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Meta-Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical and patient-centered implementation outcomes of mHealth interventions for type 2 diabetes in low-and-middle income countries: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- A Personalised and Gamified Digital Decision Aid for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Study.Cancer medicine · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of a Hybrid Community-Based Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Intervention: Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial Integrating mHealth and Motivational Interviewing.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Changes in body composition and low-grade inflammation status in boys during a basketball afterschool program for three years.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- Effectiveness of the Green Heart Smartphone Application as a Self-Management Intervention for Hypertension and Dyslipidemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2024Trial
- A Web-Based and Mobile Intervention Program Using a Spaced Education Approach for Workplace Mental Health Literacy: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2024Trial
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Letter and Telephone Reminders in Promoting the Use of Specific Health Guidance in an At-Risk Population for Metabolic Syndrome in Japan: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
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- Effectiveness of Mobile Health Augmented Cardiac Rehabilitation on Clinical Outcomes among Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Predicting metabolic syndrome in Iranian adults using artificial neural networks: a comparative analysis with logistic regression based on demographic, lifestyle, and clinical indicators.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Effect of a digital health behaviour change support system on cardiovascular disease risk in a randomized weight loss trial.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
- Smartphone-based interventions and the management of hypertension and cardiometabolic risk factors.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026Article
- Clinical and metabolic profile of adults with obesity attending lifestyle medicine clinics.PloS one · 2026Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity and lifestyle interventions, such as a healthy diet, have been proven to be effective approaches to manage metabolic syndrome. However, these interventions require great commitment from patients and clinicians owing to their economic costs, time consumption, and lack of immediate results.
objectiveThe aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to analyze the effect of mobile-based health interventions for reducing cardiometabolic risk through the promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyle behaviors.
methodsPubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and SPORTdiscus databases were searched for experimental studies evaluating cardiometabolic risk indicators among individuals with metabolic syndrome who were included in technology-assisted physical activity and lifestyle interventions. Effect sizes, pooled mean changes, and their respective 95% CIs were calculated using the DerSimonian and Laird method. Outcomes included the following clinical and biochemical parameters: body composition (waist circumference [WC] and BMI), blood pressure (systolic blood pressure [SBP] and diastolic blood pressure [DBP]), glucose tolerance (fasting plasma glucose [FPG] and glycated hemoglobin A1c [HbA
resultsA total of nine studies were included in the meta-analysis. Owing to the scarcity of studies, only pooled mean pre-post changes in the intervention groups were estimated. Significant mean changes were observed for BMI (-1.70 kg/m2, 95% CI -3.20 to -0.20; effect size: -0.46; P=.03), WC (-5.77 cm, 95% CI -9.76 to -1.77; effect size: -0.54; P=.005), SBP (-7.33 mmHg, 95% CI -13.25 to -1.42; effect size: -0.43; P=.02), DBP (-3.90 mmHg, 95% CI -7.70 to -0.11; effect size: -0.44; P=.04), FPG (-3.65 mg/dL, 95% CI -4.79 to -2.51; effect size: -0.39; P<.001), and HDL-C (4.19 mg/dL, 95% CI 2.43-5.95; effect size: 0.23; P<.001).
conclusionsOverall, mobile-based health interventions aimed at promoting physical activity and healthy lifestyle changes had a strong positive effect on cardiometabolic risk indicators among individuals with metabolic syndrome. Nevertheless, further research is required to compare this approach with usual care in order to support the incorporation of these technologies in health systems.
trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42019125461; https://tinyurl.com/y3t4wog4.
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