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August 7, 2026BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Effectiveness of mobile health interventions for promoting moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis

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BGB. P. GongWDWang DaXCXinyu Chen

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Systematic review evaluates mobile health interventions' impact on physical activity levels in children, suggesting limited effectiveness.

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess the effects of mobile health interventions on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in children and adolescents.
  • Conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
  • Included studies with participants aged 4–18 years using mobile health interventions.
  • Used random-effects model for pooled effect sizes and conducted various analyses for robustness.
  • mHealth interventions showed a small but significant increase in MVPA (SMD = 0.13, 95% CI 0.05–0.22; P = .002).
  • Substantial heterogeneity observed across studies (I² = 92%).
  • Pooled effect became non-significant after excluding one study, indicating sensitivity to individual studies.

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Gong et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a758bd0847ab6d26c01f63chttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-28748-5
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