Examining Factors of Engagement With Digital Interventions for Weight Management: Rapid Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital interventions for weight management provide a unique opportunity to target daily lifestyle choices and eating behaviors over a sustained period of time. However, recent evidence has demonstrated a lack of user engagement with digital health interventions, impacting on the levels of intervention effectiveness. Thus, it is critical to identify the factors that may facilitate user engagement with digital health interventions to encourage behavior change and weight management.

Objective

The aim of this study was to identify and synthesize the available evidence to gain insights about users' perspectives on factors that affect engagement with digital interventions for weight management.

Methods

A rapid review methodology was adopted. The search strategy

SUBMITTER: Sharpe EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5673884 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature