Correction: A lifestyle-based needs assessment of two European communities prior to the development and deployment of a digital health coaching smartphone application

The Author Contributions Statement has been corrected to read: insert correct author contributions statement The original version of this article has been updated.The order of authors in the author list of the published paper was erroneously given as: Author insert incorrect corresponding author was erroneously assigned as corresponding author. The correct corresponding author is insert correct corresponding author.The original version of this article has been updated.Incorrect Author insert incorrect author was erroneously assigned as equal contributing author. The original version of this article has been updated.Author insert missing author was erroneously omitted as equal contributing author. The original version of this article has been updated.NOTE TO AUTHORS -this is only to correct when there was an error in the statement, not to add new data to the study -that will require the submission of an Addendum A recent systematic review supports these findings (86). While AI and human coaches produced similar health and wellbeing outcomes, human coaches could build better relationships and rapport with participants, which in turn supported increased and sustainable engagement with the digital health interventions. Due to the strong sense of connection, warmth and authenticity of human coaching, participants generally reported a preference for the addition of human coaching in digital health interventions (86).The copyright for this article was incorrectly written as insert incorrect copyright statement. The correct statement is "Copyright ©Insert year Insert corresponding statement for institution. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.". The original version of this article has been updated. Reminder: Figures, tables, and images will be published under a Creative Commons CC-BY license and permission must be obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including re-published/adapted/modified/partial figures and images from the internet). It is the responsibility of the authors to acquire the licenses, to follow any citation instructions requested by third-party rights holders, and cover any supplementary charges. Adding/removing text Error 1 "low physical inactivity". A correction needs to be made to the section Introduction, Paragraph 1, line 11 in the published article: "NCDs such as cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes mellitus, chronic respiratory diseases and certain cancers are largely preventable through the elimination of lifestyle risk factors like tobacco use, poor nutrition, low physical activity , and alcohol use (5, 7, 8), making health promotion interventions particularly effective for tackling the global NCD burden." Error 2 "Two communities were selected for this study; Athy in Ireland". A correction needs to be made to the section Materials and Methods, subsection 2.1 Setting, Paragraph 1, line 1 in the published article: "Two communities were selected for this study: Athy in Ireland."Error 3 "Written informed consent was obtained from all respondents prior taking part in the survey." A correction needs to be made to the section Materials and Methods, subsection 2.2 Ethics, Paragraph 1, line 3 in the published article: "Written informed consent was obtained from all respondents prior to taking part in the survey."Error 4 "This survey also used existing literature on standards of health according to these pillars to provide context participants completing the assessment. For example, the recommended target for sleep was 7-8 h per night." A correction needs to be made to the section Materials and Methods, subsection 2.3.1 Quantitative needs assessment survey, Paragraph 1, line 20 in the published article: "This survey also used existing literature on standards of health according to these pillars to provide context for participants completing the assessment. For example, the recommended target for sleep was 7-8 hours per night."Error 5 "The paid Facebook campaign was restricted to adults over 18 years residing and/or working in Athy and the surrounding hinterland (up to 5 Km)."A correction needs to be made to the section Materials and Methods, subsection 2.4 Sample and recruitment, Paragraph 1, line 14 in the published article: "The paid Facebook campaign was restricted to adults over 18 years residing and/or working in Athy and the surrounding hinterland (up to 5 Kilometers)."Error 6 "In terms of highest level of education attained, 68% of respondents had attended third-level education, 22% attended secondary school, and 10% attended vocational school. Seventy-one percent of respondents were homeowners, 21% of the sample rented, and 6% were living in social housing or emergency accommodation.A correction needs to be made to the section Results, subsection 3.1.2 Romanian respondents, Paragraph 1, line 5 in the published article: "In terms of the highest level of education attained, 68% of respondents had attended third-level education, 22% attended secondary school, and 10% attended vocational school. Seventy-one percent of respondents were homeowners, 21% of the sample rented, and 6% were living in social housing or emergency accommodation."