Identifying Evidence-Informed Physical Activity Apps: Content Analysis.
Mihiretu M KebedeBerit BrandesStefanie Maria HelmerJanna SillTobias MöllersClaudia R PischkePublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2018)
Despite the availability of several thousand physical activity and fitness apps for Android platforms, very few addressed evidence-based physical activity guidelines and provided objective physical activity measurement. Furthermore, available descriptions did not accurately reflect the app content and only a few evidence-informed physical activity apps incorporated several BCTs. Future apps should address evidence-based physical activity guidelines and a greater scope of BCTs to further increase their potential impact for physical activity promotion.