Effects of Mobile Health App Interventions on Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, and Fitness in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High sedentary time, low physical activity (PA), and low physical fitness place older adults at increased risk of chronic diseases, functional decline, and premature mortality. Mobile health (mHealth) apps, apps that run on mobile platforms, may help promote active living.

Objective

We aimed to quantify the effect of mHealth app interventions on sedentary time, PA, and fitness in older adults.

Methods

We systematically searched five electronic databases for trials investigating the effects of mHealth app interventions on sedentary time, PA, and fitness among community-dwelling older adults aged 55 years and older. We calculated pooled standardized mean differences (SMDs) in these outcomes between the intervention and control groups after the intervention pe

SUBMITTER: Yerrakalva D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6908977 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature