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Use of Weight-Management Mobile Phone Apps in Saudi Arabia: A Web-Based Survey.

Ghadeer S Aljuraiban
Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2019)
To better address the needs of both normal weight and overweight or obese adults, improved app designs that offer monitoring by a specialist are needed. Developers may consider ways of overcoming barriers to use, such as language, by developing local language apps, which can improve the efficacy of such apps and help spread their use.
Keyphrases
  • weight loss
  • weight gain
  • physical activity
  • bariatric surgery
  • body mass index
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • palliative care
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • obese patients