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This review examines how effective mobile apps are in promoting healthy behavior and preventing obesity in children aged 8 to 12 years.

November 20, 2021

Effectiveness of Mobile Apps in Promoting Healthy Behavior Changes and Preventing Obesity in Children: Systematic Review (Preprint)

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Systematic review evaluates mobile apps' role in preventing obesity in children, highlighting mixed effectiveness.

This review examines how effective mobile apps are in promoting healthy behavior and preventing obesity in children aged 8 to 12 years.
Systematic search of MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and ERIC for studies from January 2008 to July 2021.
Included studies involved mobile app usage and targeted obesity-related factors with children aged 8 to 12.
Two authors conducted data extraction and risk of bias assessments.
Of 13 studies, 62% used quasi-experimental designs.
50% of studies showed significant improvements in physical activity, while 83% in dietary outcomes.
33% reported improvements in BMI; significant outcomes occurred in 57% of standalone interventions.

Yau et al. (2021) studied this question.

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