MHealth Apps Using Behavior Change Techniques to Self-report Data: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The popularization of mobile health (mHealth) apps for public health or medical care purposes has transformed human life substantially, improving lifestyle behaviors and chronic condition management.

Objective

This review aimed to identify behavior change techniques (BCTs) commonly used in mHealth, assess their effectiveness based on the evidence reported in interventions and reviews to highlight the most appropriate techniques to design an optimal strategy to improve adherence to data reporting, and provide recommendations for future interventions and research.

Methods

We performed a systematic review of studies published between 2010 and 2021 in relevant scientific databases to identify and analyze mHealth interventions using BCTs that evaluated their eff

SUBMITTER: Aguiar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9508675 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature