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Quality assessment of smartphone fitness apps used to increase physical activity level and improve general health in adults: A systematic review.

Alexandher NegreirosRoberto B T MacielBianca Carvalho de BarrosRosimeire Simprini Padula
Published in: Digital health (2022)
We cannot say that the use of smartphone applications improves the level of physical activity and general health. The low methodological quality of the studies and the possibility to evaluate the applications used (Mars Scale) due to the lack of technical standardization presented in the studies, despite the app used showing positive results in all studies.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • case control
  • mental health
  • body mass index
  • health information
  • body composition
  • sleep quality
  • risk assessment
  • health promotion
  • climate change