Effect of Mobile Health on Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Seong-Hi Park Jeong Hae Hwang Yun-Kyoung Choi

Published in: Healthcare informatics research (2019)

The use of mHealth for obese adults showed a modest short-term effect on body weight and BMI. Although the weight loss associated with mHealth did not meet the recommendation of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network, which considers a reduction of approximately 5 to 10 kg of the initial body weight as a successful intervention. Well-designed RCTs are needed to reveal the effects of mHealth interventions.

Keyphrases

body weight
weight loss
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
gastric bypass
obese patients
randomized controlled trial
weight gain
type diabetes
physical activity
glycemic control
genome wide
gene expression
skeletal muscle