SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2024
The Influence of Physical Activity and Diet Mobile Apps on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Meta-Review.
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- Study protocol on effectiveness of a holistic lifestyle intervention using eHealth system for older adults with metabolic syndrome and psychosomatic symptoms: a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The Impact of Digital Technology-Based Exercise Combined With Dietary Intervention on Body Composition in College Students With Obesity: Prospective Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Emerging risk factors for heart failure in younger populations: A growing public health concern.World journal of cardiology · 2025Review
- Research hotspots and trends in diabetes and insulin resistance: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- An exercise prescription algorithm for clinicians to use with their patients with cardiovascular disease risk factors.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe literature on whether physical activity (PA) and PA and diet (PA+Diet) mobile apps improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors is promising.
objectiveThe aim of this meta-review is to provide an evidence synthesis of systematic reviews and meta-analyses examining the influence of PA and PA+Diet apps on the major CVD risk factors.
methodsWe systematically searched 5 databases until January 12, 2022. Included systematic reviews and meta-analyses (1) reported the CVD risk factor outcomes of BMI, waist circumference, body weight, blood pressure (BP), hemoglobin A
resultsIn total, 17 reviews (9 systematic reviews and 8 meta-analyses) published between 2012 and 2021 qualified. Participants were middle-aged, mostly women ranging in number from 10 to 62,219. Interventions lasted from 1 to 24 months, with the most common behavioral strategies being personalized feedback (n=8), self-monitoring (n=7), and goal setting (n=5). Of the PA app systematic reviews (N=4), the following CVD risk factors improved: body weight and BMI (n=2, 50%), BP (n=1, 25%), HbA
conclusionsPA and PA+Diet apps appear to be most consistent in improving PA and anthropometric measures with favorable but less consistent effects on other CVD risk factors. Future studies are needed that directly compare and better quantify the effects of PA and PA+Diet apps on CVD risk factors.
trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42023392359; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=392359.
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