The use of information and communication technologies to promote healthy lifestyle behaviour: a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Health-promoting lifestyle behaviours are part of the activities of daily living that influence individual happiness, values and well-being. They play a crucial role in prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among all age groups. Current statistics on mortality, disability and morbidity associated with NCDs are alarming globally. The use of information and communication technology (ICT) for a health-promoting lifestyle behaviour programme enhances health behaviours that are important in the prevention and control of both communicable and non-communicable diseases. Our study aimed to map evidence on the use of ICT in comprehensive health-promoting lifestyle behaviour among healthy adults.

Methods

Eleven electronic databases were searched for t

SUBMITTER: Joseph-Shehu EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830587 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature