Can Smartphone Apps Increase Physical Activity? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Journal of Medical Internet Research2018Vol. 21(3), pp. e12053–e12053
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Amelia Romeo, Sarah Edney, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Rachel Curtis, Jillian Ryan, Ilea Sanders, Alyson Crozier, Carol Maher
Abstract
This meta-analysis provides modest evidence supporting the effectiveness of smartphone apps to increase physical activity. To date, apps have been most effective in the short term (eg, up to 3 months). Future research is needed to understand the time course of intervention effects and to investigate strategies to sustain intervention effects over time.
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