Key result
Multifactorial mobile apps integrating diet or social interaction outperform singular interventions for promoting healthy lifestyles.
Why the study?
The study aimed to provide an overview of the landscape of technology application to physical activities organised to promote active lifestyles and improve chronic disease management.
Does a multifactorial APP-based intervention integrating physical activity improve healthy lifestyle habits and chronic disease management compared to singular interventions?
Does a multifactorial APP-based intervention integrating physical activity improve healthy lifestyle habits and chronic disease management compared to singular interventions?
Multifactorial mobile app interventions utilizing behavior change techniques are effective for promoting sustained physical activity and healthy lifestyle habits.
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Should not yet change practice for mobile health interventions; extends prior literature on multifactorial approaches.
The rapid evolution of technologies is a key innovation in the organisation and management of physical activities (PA) and sports. The increase in benefits and opportunities related to the adoption of technologies for both the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and the management of chronic diseases is evident. In the field of telehealth, these devices provide personalised recommendations, workout monitoring and injury prevention. The study aimed to provide an overview of the landscape of technology application to PA organised to promote active lifestyles and improve chronic disease management. This review identified specific areas of focus for the selection of articles: the utilisation of mobile APPs and technological devices for enhancing weight loss, improving cardiovascular health, managing diabetes and cancer and preventing osteoporosis and cognitive decline. A multifactorial intervention delivered via mobile APPs, which integrates PA while managing diet or promoting social interaction, is unquestionably more effective than a singular intervention. The main finding related to promoting PA and a healthy lifestyle through app usage is associated with "behaviour change techniques". Even when individuals stop using the APP, they often maintain the structured or suggested lifestyle habits initially provided by the APP. Various concerns regarding the excessive use of APPs need to be addressed.
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Martino et al. (2024) conducted a review in Chronic diseases and inactive lifestyles. Multifactorial APP-based interventions integrating physical activity vs. Singular interventions was evaluated on Effectiveness in promoting physical activity and healthy lifestyle habits. Multifactorial interventions delivered via mobile apps integrating physical activity with diet or social interaction are more effective than singular interventions for promoting healthy lifestyles.
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