Mobile Apps for the Management of Comorbid Overweight/Obesity and Depression/Anxiety: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This review aimed at searching for scientific literature on mobile apps for the management of comorbid overweight/obesity and depression/anxiety and providing a brief and comprehensive summary of their main features, targeted groups, and relevant results.

Methods

A bibliographical search was performed in Pubmed, PsycNet, Web of Science, ResearchGate, and Lilacs databases. The terms "obesity" and "overweight" were introduced in combination with "anxiety" and "depression" and "mobile app (application)," "smartphone app (application)," "android app (applicattion)," "iOS app (application)," "mobile health app (application)," and "mHealth app (application)."

Results

The initial search eliciting 204 citations was reduced to 7 relevant papers (4 original articles,

SUBMITTER: Gomez-de-Regil L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7003257 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature