Key Elements of mHealth Interventions to Successfully Increase Physical Activity: Meta-Regression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile technology gives researchers unimagined opportunities to design new interventions to increase physical activity. Unfortunately, it is still unclear which elements are useful to initiate and maintain behavior change.

Objective

In this meta-analysis, we investigated randomized controlled trials of physical activity interventions that were delivered via mobile phone. We analyzed which elements contributed to intervention success.

Methods

After searching four databases and science networks for eligible studies, we entered 50 studies with N=5997 participants into a random-effects meta-analysis, controlling for baseline group differences. We also calculated meta-regressions with the most frequently used behavior change techniques (behavioral goals, general

SUBMITTER: Eckerstorfer LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6256104 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature