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Smartphone applications for physical activity and sedentary behaviour change in people with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kacie PattersonRachel DaveyRichard KeeganNicole Freene
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Smartphone applications were effective in increasing physical activity in people with cardiovascular disease. Caution is warranted for the low-quality evidence, small sample and larger coronary heart disease representation. More rigorous research is needed to investigate the effect of smartphone applications across diagnoses and in sedentary behaviour.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • cardiovascular disease
  • body mass index
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • cardiovascular events
  • sleep quality
  • coronary artery disease
  • depressive symptoms
  • quality improvement