The Effectiveness of Combining Nonmobile Interventions With the Use of Smartphone Apps With Various Features for Weight Loss: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

• Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth Vol. 10; no. 4; p. e35479
• Main Authors: Antoun, Jumana, Itani, Hala, Alarab, Natally, Elsehmawy, Amir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada JMIR Publications 08.04.2022
• Subjects: Behavior modification; Behavior Therapy; Bias; Cellular telephones; Clinical trials; Digital Object Identifier; Feedback; Goals; Humans; Meta-analysis; Mobile Applications; Multimedia; Obesity; Overweight; Performance evaluation; Review; Smartphone; Smartphones; Social networks; Social support; Systematic review; Telemedicine; Text messaging; Weight control; Weight Loss; behavioral coaching; behavioral; mobile phone; tracker; weight loss; dietitian; coach; mobile app; obesity; self-monitoring

The effectiveness of smartphone apps for weight loss is limited by the diversity of interventions that accompany such apps. This research extends the scope of previous systematic reviews by including 2 subgroup analyses based on nonmobile interventions that accompanied smartphone use and human-based...