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Digital technology to support lifestyle and health behaviour changes in surgical patients: systematic review.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prescribing pre- and post-operative physical activity interventions for people undergoing breast cancer surgery: A qualitative systematic review.Cancer medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Digital and Mobile Technologies to Promote Physical Health Behavior Change and Provide Psychological Support for Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: Meta-Ethnography and Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- The Effect of Adding a Smartphone-Based Platform to the Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Nutritional Preparation Process: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2025Trial
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- Expert Review of the Strategies to Optimize Long-Term Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Valuable Prognostic Role of Disability, Pain, Anxiety, and Depression Scales in Instrumented Lumbar Spine Surgery for Degenerative Pathology: The SAP-LD Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
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- The use of internet-based smartphone apps consistently improved consumers' healthy eating behaviors: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in digital health · 2024Review
- Using Personalized Avatars as an Adjunct to an Adult Weight Loss Management Program: Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- 'He or she maybe doesn't know there is such a thing as a review': A qualitative investigation exploring barriers and facilitators to accessing medication reviews from the perspective of people from ethnic minority communities.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Designing Digital Health Technology to Support Patients Before and After Bariatric Surgery: Qualitative Study Exploring Patient Desires, Suggestions, and Reflections to Support Lifestyle Behavior Change.JMIR human factors · 2022Article
- Advocacy for COVID-19 vaccination at perioperative consultations: an opportunity for protection.ANZ journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Supporting patients with heart failure with digital therapeutics-A pilot study in Germany.Digital healthArticle
- Promoting child and adolescent health through wearable technology: A systematic review.Digital healthReview
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundDigital technologies (such as smartphone applications, activity trackers, and e-learning platforms) have supported patients with long-term conditions to change their lifestyle health behaviours. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of digital technologies in supporting patients undergoing elective surgery to change their health behaviours.
methodsA systematic review was conducted of articles reporting a digital intervention supporting behaviour change in adult patients who underwent elective bariatric, oncological or orthopaedic surgery. MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched from inception to March 2019 for quantitative intervention studies with a specific focus on physical activity, dietary intake, and weight loss in patients before and after surgery (PROSPERO: CRD42019127972). The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist was used to assess study quality.
resultsOf 3021 citations screened, 17 studies were included comprising 4923 surgical patients; these included experimental (pre-post design, feasibility studies, and RCTs) and observational studies. Three factors were identified as effective for supporting health behaviour change in elective surgical populations: digital technology delivery, implementation, and theoretical underpinning. Six of eight studies that referred to behaviour change theories observed significant improvements in health behaviour relating to reduced weight regain, and improved lifestyle choices for physical activity and diet. Meta-analysis was not possible because of heterogeneous outcome measures.
conclusionDigital technologies may effectively support behavioural change in patients undergoing elective surgery.
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