Advantages and disadvantages of mobile applications for workplace health promotion: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Different interventions and methods are used for workplace health promotion (WHP) programmes, including mobile applications (apps), which have proven effective among different health outcomes if properly communicated and developed. However, knowledge is lacking on the potential advantages and disadvantages of using this technology for WHP compared with nontechnical WHP programmes to support employers in their decision making and effective development of such an intervention. To obtain an overview of factors that decision-makers should consider when deciding whether to implement an WHP app, we conducted a scoping review of studies that have evaluated WHP apps. Potential advantages and disadvantages of using mobile apps for WHP were summarised using a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and

SUBMITTER: Junker M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10760718 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature